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LEASE LIABILITIES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

15.

LEASE LIABILITIES

The lease liabilities are presented below:

Schedule of lease liabilities
		Consolidated
	12/31/2024	12/31/2023
Leases	2,122,768	2,044,694
Adjusted present value - Leases	(1,282,463)	(1,310,933)
Leases, Total	840,305	733,761
Classified:
Current	206,323	137,638
Non-current	633,982	596,123
Leases, Total	840,305	733,761

The Company has port terminal lease contracts in Itaguaí: the Solid Bulk Terminal (TECAR), used for loading and unloading iron ore and other materials, and the Container Terminal (TECON), with remaining terms of 23 and 27 years, respectively. It also has a lease contract for railway operations using the Northeast network with a remaining term of 3 years, and a land lease contract in Taubaté, São Paulo, for the expansion of operations in the Steel segment with a remaining term of 18 years.

Additionally, the Company has leasing contracts for operational equipment, mainly used in mining, cement, and steel operations, and properties used as operational facilities and administrative and sales offices in various locations where the Company operates, with remaining terms of 1 to 19 years.

The present value of future obligations was measured using the implicit rate observed in the contracts, and for contracts that did not have a rate, the Company applied the incremental rate of loans, both in nominal terms.

The average rates used in measuring new lease liabilities in the consolidated is demonstrated in the table below:

Schedule of average rates
		12/31/2024
Contract term (in years)		Incremental Rate (p.a.)
1		15.43%
2		18.02%
3		16.76%
5		14.76%

The reconciliation of lease liabilities is shown in the table below:


		Consolidated
	12/31/2024	12/31/2023
Opening balance	733,761	693,846
New leases	14,117	73,215
Contract review	285,533	124,310
Write-off	(915)
Payments	(308,201)	(239,909)
Interest appropriated	99,998	82,521
Exchange variation	16,012	(222)
Net balance	840,305	733,761

The estimated future minimum payments for the lease agreements include determinable variable payments, which are certain to occur, based on minimum performance and contractually fixed rates.

As of December 31, 2024, the expected minimum payments are the following:

Schedule of expected minimum payments
				Consolidated
	Less than one year	Between one and five years	Over five years	Total
Leases	217,490	528,082	1,377,196	2,122,768
Adjusted present value - Leases	(11,167)	(144,806)	(1,126,490)	(1,282,463)
Total lease liabilities	206,323	383,276	250,706	840,305

Recoverable PIS/COFINS

Lease liabilities were measured at the amount of consideration with suppliers, that is, without considering the tax credits incurred after payment. The potential right of PIS and COFINS embedded in the lease liability is shown below.

Schedule of recoverable PIS and COFINS
		Consolidated
	12/31/2024	12/31/2023
Leases	2,040,811	1,755,060
Adjusted present value - Leases	(1,279,742)	(1,195,780)
Potencial PIS and COFINS credit	188,775	162,343
Adjusted present value – Potential PIS and COFINS credit	(118,376)	(110,610)

Lease payments not recognized as a liability:

The Company chose not to recognize lease liabilities in contracts with a term of less than 12 months and for low value assets. Payments made for these contracts are recognized as expenses when incurred.

The Company has contracts for the right to use ports (TECAR and TECON) and railways (FTL) which, even if they establish minimum performance, it is not possible to determine its cash flow since these payments are fully variable and will only be known when they occur. In such cases, payments will be recognized as expenses when incurred.

The expenses related to payments not included in the measurement of the lease liability during the year are:


	Consolidated
	12/31/2024	12/31/2023	12/31/2022
Contract less than 12 months	880	3,746	995
Lower Assets value	11,455	14,986	5,859
Variable lease payments	355,359	411,996	325,913
Total	367,694	430,728	332,767

Accounting Policy

When entering into an agreement, the Company assesses whether the agreement is, or contains, a lease. The lease is characterized by a rental or transmission of right of use for a determined time in exchange for monthly payments. The leased asset must be clearly specified.

The Company determines in the initial recognition, the lease term or non-cancellable term, which will be used in the measurement of the right of use and the lease liability. The lease term will be reassessed by the Company when a significant event or significant change in circumstances occurs that are in the control of the lessee and affects the non-cancellable term. The Company adopts an exemption from recognition, as provided for in the standard, for the lessee of contracts with terms of less than 12 (twelve) months, or whose underlying asset object of the contract is of low value.

On the commencement date, the Company recognizes the right-of-use asset and the lease liability at present value. The right-of-use asset must be measured at cost. The cost includes the lease liability, initial costs, prepayments, estimated costs to dismantle, remove, or restore. The lease liability is measured at the start date by the Company at the present value of lease payments made on that date. Payments are discounted at the interest rate implicit in the lease, or if the rate cannot be determined, an incremental rate will be used on the Company's loan.

For contracts that the Company determines the business rate, it is understood that this rate is the rate implied in nominal terms and to which it is applied in discounting the flow of future payments. For contracts without a fixed interest rate, the Company applied the incremental borrowing rate obtained through consultations with the banks with which it has a relationship, adjusted for the forecast inflation for the next few years.

For the subsequent measurement, the cost method for the right-of-use asset is used and the requirements of IAS 16 – Property, plant and equipment are applied in depreciation. However, for the purpose of depreciation, the Company determines the use of the straight-line method based on the remaining useful life of the assets or for the term of the contract, whichever is shorter.

The effects of PIS and COFINS to be recovered generated after the effective payment of the obligations will be recorded as a reduction of the depreciation expenses of the right of use and the financial expenses recognized monthly.

IAS 36 – Impairment of Assets will also be applied in order to determine whether the right-of-use asset has impairment problems and to account for any identified impairment loss.

In accordance with the guidelines of IFRS 16, the Company uses the discounted cash flow technique in the measurement and remeasurement of lease and right-of-use liabilities, without considering the inflation projected in the flows to be discounted.

The Company discloses below the comparative balances of lease liability, right of use, financial expense, and depreciation expenses using real-term rates to discount present value of cash flows also in real terms.