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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-24-001288
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240630
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240410
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240409

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Vale S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000917851
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15030
		FILM NUMBER:		24833965

	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="width: 56%; padding-right: 3.5pt; padding-left: 3.5pt; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><IMG SRC="image_001.jpg" ALT="LogoVale" STYLE="height: 72px; width: 156px"></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 16pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; color: teal"><B><U>Communication of transaction with related party</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Rio de Janeiro, April 9, 2024 &ndash; Vale S.A. (&quot;Vale&quot;
or &quot;Company&quot;), in accordance with Article 33, item XXXII, of CVM Resolution No. 80, dated March 29, 2022, hereby announces the
following transaction with a related party:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; border: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Related party&rsquo;s name</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 68%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Vale Japan Limited (&ldquo;VJL&rdquo;) and Mitsui &amp; Co.,
    Ltd (&ldquo;Mitsui&rdquo;)</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Relationship
    with the issuer</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">Mitsui is a shareholder with significant influence in Vale, and VJL is a company controlled by Vale</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Transaction
    date</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">04/01/2024</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Object of the contract</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Sale of tonimet briquette from VJL to Mitsui.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Duration
    of the object of the contract</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">04/01/2024 to 03/31/2025</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Issuer&rsquo;s contractual position</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">Creditor</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Amount
    involved in the transaction</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">The total estimated value is US$323 million for a maximum total volume of 16,000 tons of tonimet briquette.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Existing outstanding balance</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">None related to this transaction.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Main
    terms and conditions</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">The main rights and obligations are the same as those of an unrelated party and conventional for sales contracts. The Seller's obligation to sell and the Buyer's obligation to purchase. If no material is delivered, no obligations will arise between the parties. The competitive process followed the same procedures as with an unrelated party.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Justification
    of the reasons why the issuer&rsquo;s management considers that the transaction has met commuting conditions or provides for adequate
    compensatory payment</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The sale price is based on the London Metal Exchange (LME),
    with a premium negotiated under market conditions on the same basis as other players.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans Black,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Eventual
    participation of the counterparty, its partners, or administrators in the issuer's decision-making process regarding the transaction
    or negotiation of the transaction as representatives of the issuer, describing these interests.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Vale Sans,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt">As part of the decision-making process, the transaction was carried out in strict compliance with the Related Party Transactions Policy and Conflict of Interest of the Company (&ldquo;Policy&rdquo;). The material was deliberated by the Board of Directors, and, as established in the Policy, among other actions, once the conflict of interests of a member of the Board of Directors was identified, he did not receive any documentation or information pertinent to the material nor did he participate in the discussions of such matter in Vale's governance bodies, with the deliberation being drawn up in separate minutes recording the absence of the board member in question.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 47%">/s/ Thiago Lofiego</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: April 9, 2024</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0in"> Director of Investor Relations</TD></TR>
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