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Brumadinho dam failure (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023
Brumadinho Dam Failure |
Schedule of changes in provisions to meet its assumed obligations, including de-characterization of the dams |
Schedule of changes in provisions to meet its assumed obligations, including de-characterization of the dams |  |  |  |  |  |
| December 31, 2022 | Operating expense | Monetary and present value adjustments | Disbursements | Translation adjustment | June 30, 2023
Global Settlement for Brumadinho |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment obligations | 882 | - | 42 | (243) | 67 | 748
Provision for socio-economic reparation and others | 867 | - | 62 | (238) | 63 | 754
Provision for social and environmental reparation | 777 | - | 51 | (25) | 65 | 868
| 2,526 | - | 155 | (506) | 195 | 2,370
Commitments |  |  |  |  |  |
Tailings containment and geotechnical safety | 559 | - | 30 | (67) | 45 | 567
Individual indemnification | 45 | 82 | 2 | (32) | 3 | 100
Other commitments | 182 | 58 | 1 | (16) | 14 | 239
| 786 | 140 | 33 | (115) | 62 | 906
Liability | 3,312 | 140 | 188 | (621) | 257 | 3,276
Current liability | 944 |  |  |  |  | 1,201
Non-current liability | 2,368 |  |  |  |  | 2,075
Liability | 3,312 |  |  |  |  | 3,276
Discount rate in nominal terms | 9.08% |  |  |  |  | 9.37%
(i) | In addition, the Company has incurred expenses, which have been recognized straight to the income statement as “other operating expenses, net” (note 5c), in relation to tailings management, humanitarian assistance, payroll, legal services, water supply, among others. In the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, the Company incurred expenses in the amount of US$242 (2022: US$277).

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