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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-22-010213
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220201
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220201
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220201

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GERDAU S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001073404
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES & ROLLING & FINISHING MILLS [3310]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			D5
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14878
		FILM NUMBER:		22578094

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AV DOUTORA RUTH CARDOSO, 8,501
		STREET 2:		8TH FLOOR
		CITY:			SAO PAULO, SP
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			05425-070
		BUSINESS PHONE:		011-55-51-3323-2703

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AV DOUTORA RUTH CARDOSO, 8,501
		STREET 2:		8TH FLOOR
		CITY:			SAO PAULO, SP
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			05425-070

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GERDAU SA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19981112
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Dated February&nbsp;1, 2022</P>

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the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form&nbsp;20-F or Form&nbsp;40-F.</P>

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by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b)&nbsp;under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused the Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;February&nbsp;1, 2022</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">GERDAU S.A.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: justify; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Rafael Dorneles Japur</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rafael Dorneles Japur</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Executive Vice President</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="tm225076d1_ex99-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">99.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="tm225076d1_ex99-1.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Material Fact, February&nbsp;1, 2022</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>GERDAU S.A.</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Tax ID (CNPJ/ME) 33.611.500/0001-19</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Registry (NIRE): 35300520696</P></TD>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>METAL&Uacute;RGICA GERDAU S.A.</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Tax ID (CNPJ/ME) 92.690.783/0001-09</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Registry (NIRE): 35300520751</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>MATERIAL FACT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>GERDAU S.A.</B> (B3: GGBR / NYSE: GGB) (&ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;)
hereby announces that its Board of Directors has approved its climate change strategy, as well as the target to reduce its emissions to
0.83 tonne of CO2e per tonne of steel produced by 2031. The Company emitted 0.93 t CO2e / tonne of steel as for scopes 1 and 2 in 2020.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Gerdau&rsquo;s production model and efforts for
over a century have placed the Company at the vanguard on the issue of greenhouse gas emissions.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Currently, we have one of the lowest emission
averages in the steel industry, which is equivalent to approximately half of the global industry average.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uuml;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">73% of the steel we produce comes from recycling
of ferrous scrap.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Gerdau S.A. is the largest recycler in Latin America,
transforming 11 million tonnes of scrap into steel. This enables us to save natural resources and reduce energy consumption and greenhouse
gas emissions.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uuml;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">World&rsquo;s largest charcoal producer.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company has more than 250,000 hectares of
forests. Our planted forests are sources of renewable raw material in the production of charcoal, a bioreducer used to produce pig iron,
resulting in decreased emissions of greenhouse gases.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uuml;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">High gas reuse level.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Currently, we are leaders in managing greenhouse
gases and being renowned as a benchmark for industry entities. Our constant efforts include the use of renewable sources, recycling, reduction
of raw material consumption and energy efficiency.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Reduction from 0.93t CO2e / tonne of steel (2020)<BR>
to 0.83t CO2e / tonne of steel in scopes 1 and 2 by 2031</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">To this end, we will give priority to:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Greater energy and operational efficiency;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Higher use of scrap;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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energy sources; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">With this reduction, we are reaching a new level,
at which the global steel industry would have to cut about 50% its current greenhouse gas emissions to reach it.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">In 2031, once we achieve this target, the Company
will be in a further strategic position among the world&rsquo;s most efficient steel producers in terms of greenhouse gas emissions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>The Company aims to be carbon neutral by 2050</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">For this, disruptive technologies are necessary
in steel production, which are not yet economically and operationally feasible on an industrial scale. To contribute to this scenario,
we continue to study and collaborate with diverse partners and entities in the sector to seek low carbon solutions.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">As part of this journey, public policies and
measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industrial processes will also be necessary.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Our efforts are also dedicated to clean and renewable
energy solutions. Gerdau S.A. has already announced the construction of solar complexes in Brazil and the United States.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Moreover, we will continue to streamline our
production processes and invest in new energy matrices and open innovation.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Learn more at <U>https://www2.gerdau.com.br/clima</U>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><U>Click here</U> and watch the video about the
challenges of decarbonization in the steel industry.</P>

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