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Financial and capital risk management (Details 1) - Not Designated As Hedging Instruments [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities | $ 684 | $ 262
Foreign Exchange And Interest Rate Risk [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities | 664 | 211
Commodity price risk [member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities | 22 | 56
Cdi Tjlp Versus Usd Fixed And Floating Rate Swap [Member] | Foreign Exchange And Interest Rate Risk [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities | 79 | (133)
Ipca Swap [Member] | Foreign Exchange And Interest Rate Risk [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities | (41) | (63)
Dollar Swap [Member] | Foreign Exchange And Interest Rate Risk [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities | 650 | 400
Libor Swap [Member] | Foreign Exchange And Interest Rate Risk [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities | (24) | 7
Bunker Oil Gasoil And Brent [Member] | Commodity price risk [member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities | 30 | 22
Energy Transition Materials [Member] | Commodity price risk [member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities | (8) | 34
Other Options [Member] | Commodity price risk [member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Financial Assets Liabilities | $ (2) | $ (5)

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