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Related parties (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Jun. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
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IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Supplier and contractors | $ 285 | $ 230
Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities | 364 | 501
Aggregate continuing and discontinued operations [member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Dividends receivable and other assets | 342 | 232
Accounts receivable | 147 | 63
Cash and cash equivalents | 447 | 283
Pelletizing Companies [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Dividends receivable and other assets | 13 | 34
Supplier and contractors | 62 | 49
Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities | 193 | 291
MRS LogisticaS.A. [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Dividends receivable and other assets | 36 | 32
Accounts receivable |  | 13
Supplier and contractors | 20 | 32
Other Joint Ventures [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Accounts receivable | 5 | 5
Supplier and contractors | 61 | 66
Joint ventures where entity is venturer [member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Dividends receivable and other assets | 49 | 66
Accounts receivable | 5 | 18
Supplier and contractors | 143 | 147
Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities | 193 | 291
Vli S.a. [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Accounts receivable | 109 | 19
Supplier and contractors | 4 | 2
Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities | 140 | 47
Anglo American [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Dividends receivable and other assets | 180 | 149
Supplier and contractors | 66 |
Other Associates [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Dividends receivable and other assets | 3 | 1
Accounts receivable | 1 |
Supplier and contractors |  | 2
Total for all associates [member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Dividends receivable and other assets | 183 | 150
Accounts receivable | 110 | 19
Supplier and contractors | 142 | 71
Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities | 140 | 47
Bradesco [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Dividends receivable and other assets | 110 | 16
Cash and cash equivalents | 416 | 261
Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities | 31 | 163
Banco Do Brasil [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 31 | 22
Mitsui Co. Ltd [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Accounts receivable | 14 | 7
Cosan [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Accounts receivable |  | 3
Supplier and contractors |  | 1
Major Shareholders [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Dividends receivable and other assets | 110 | 16
Accounts receivable | 14 | 10
Cash and cash equivalents | 447 | 283
Supplier and contractors |  | 1
Liabilities Financial instruments and other liabilities | 31 | 163
Pension Plan [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Accounts receivable | 18 | 16
Supplier and contractors |  | 11
PTVI [Member] |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |
Supplier and contractors | $ 72 | $ 67

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