7Baggers

Gerdau S.A
(NYSE:GGB) 

GGB stock logo

Gerdau S.A. provides steel products and services in the United States and Canada. It operates through four segments: Brazil Operations, North America Operations, South America Operations, and Special Steel Operations. The company offers semi-finished products, including billets, blooms, and slabs; c...

Founded: 1901
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Steel

Share this website to your friends
• Market Cap:
• Exchange:
• Shs Outstanding:
• Employees:
• Beta:
• Return on Equity (ROE) ttm:
• Return on Assets (ROA) ttm:
• EPS ttm:
• Book value per Share:
• Cash per Share:
• Current ast per Share:
• P/E ttm:
• P/E forward:
• P/E ttm high:
• P/E ttm low:
• P/S ttm:
• P/B ttm:
• P/FCF ttm:
• PEG ratio:
• Cash Ratio ttm:
• Quick Ratio ttm:
• Current Ratio ttm:
• Gross Mgn ttm:
• EBITDA Mgn ttm:
• Operating Mgn ttm:
• Net Income Mgn ttm:
• Trailing Div yield:
• Forward Div yield:
• Payout Ratio ttm:
• Ex-Dividend date:
• Target Price High:
• Target Price Low:
• Target Price Mean:
• Number of Analysts:
• Debt Ratio ttm:
• Debt to Equity ttm:
• Total Net Debt:
At a glance:
Bull Thesis:
Bear Thesis:
Main Competitors:
Moat:
Income Statements:
Quarterly
Annual
    Unit: USD2025-10-30 2025-08-01 2025-07-31 2025-06-03 2025-04-29 2025-04-28 2025-02-20 2024-12-31 2024-11-06 2024-11-05 2024-07-31 2024-05-03 2024-05-02 2024-02-21 2023-12-31 2023-11-07 2023-11-06 2023-08-09 2023-08-08 2023-05-31 2023-05-03 2022-12-31 2022-11-10 2022-11-09 2022-08-04 2022-08-03 2022-05-06 2022-05-05 2022-02-23 2021-12-31 2021-10-28 2021-10-27 2021-08-04 2021-05-05 2021-02-26 2020-12-31 2020-11-03 2020-10-28 2020-08-07 2020-08-05 2020-05-06 2020-02-19 2019-12-31 2019-10-30 2019-08-07 2019-05-09 2019-05-08 2019-02-22 2018-12-31 2018-11-07 2018-08-09 2018-08-08 2018-05-10 2018-05-09 2018-03-01 2017-12-31 2017-11-08 2017-08-09 2017-05-05 2017-05-04 2017-02-23 2016-12-31 2016-11-09 2016-08-10 2016-05-05 2016-05-04 2015-12-31 2015-10-29 2015-08-13 2015-08-12 2015-05-07 2015-05-06 2015-03-04 2014-12-31 2014-11-06 2014-11-05 2014-07-30 2014-05-07 2014-05-06 2014-02-24 2014-02-21 2013-12-31 2013-10-31 2013-10-30 2013-08-01 2013-07-31 2013-05-07 2013-02-26 2012-12-31 2012-11-01 2012-08-20 2012-08-02 2012-05-18 2012-05-03 2012-03-28 2012-02-16 2011-12-31 2011-12-09 2011-11-16 2011-08-29 2011-08-04 2011-06-27 2011-05-06 2011-03-03 2010-12-31 2010-12-17 2010-11-05 2010-09-15 2010-08-05 2010-07-02 2010-05-06 2010-03-01 2009-12-31 2009-11-09 2009-11-05 2009-08-06 2009-05-11 2009-02-20 2008-12-31 2008-12-22 2008-12-02 2008-11-05 2008-10-10 2008-09-11 2008-07-15 2008-07-11 2008-05-29 2008-04-11 2008-01-03 2007-12-31 2007-11-12 2007-09-13 2007-09-06 2007-06-26 2007-05-15 2007-04-27 2007-03-26 2006-12-31 2006-11-28 2006-08-29 2006-08-14 2006-06-19 2005-12-31 2005-06-10 
                                                                                                                                                    
      net sales
    17,983,143,000  17,525,750,000 17,375,300,000  17,375,336,000    17,378,032,000 16,615,817,000  16,210,263,000    17,063,258,000  18,265,370,000  18,872,303,000  21,149,232,000 21,149,232,000 22,968,442,000 22,968,442,000 20,330,491,000 20,330,491,000 78,345,081,000  21,317,057,000 21,317,057,000 19,130,116,000 16,342,984,000 43,814,661,000  12,222,108,000 12,222,108,000 8,744,833,000 8,744,833,000 9,227,541,000 39,644,010,000  9,930,829,000 10,154,053,000 10,025,661,000 10,025,661,000 46,159,478,000  12,835,621,000 12,035,355,000 12,035,355,000 10,388,800,000 10,388,800,000 36,917,619,000  9,476,204,000 9,165,853,000 8,458,664,000 8,458,664,000 37,651,667,000  8,698,749,000 10,248,778,000 10,084,511,000 10,084,511,000  11,925,345,000 10,759,391,000 10,759,391,000 10,447,376,000 10,447,376,000 42,546,339,000  10,705,945,000 10,705,945,000 10,442,822,000 10,553,776,000 10,553,776,000 39,863,037,000 39,863,037,000  10,494,025,000 10,494,025,000  9,882,457,000 9,165,558,000 37,981,668,000  9,819,092,000 9,975,430,000 9,975,430,000 9,199,442,000 9,199,442,000 35,406,780,000 35,406,780,000  8,967,321,000 8,967,321,000 9,009,867,000 9,009,867,000 8,363,791,000    15,403,334,000  8,295,748,000  7,107,586,000   6,362,846,000 6,807,904,000 6,807,904,000 6,401,515,000  41,907,845,000  7,493,650,000   6,713,876,000   5,116,687,000 30,613,528,000 1,722,918,000 3,974,752,000 15,814,516,977.46 7.664 3,791,454,000  3,489,405,000  11,844,230,000 3,057,025,000   2,986,625,000 2,806,562,000    
      yoy
         -0.02%       -5.00%    -9.59%  -13.64%  -17.83%  4.03% 4.03% -70.68%  -4.63% -4.63% 309.54%  -51.35%  56.52% 33.72% 401.03%  32.45% -69.17%  -11.94% -9.12% 295.43%  -78.49%  -21.89% -16.70% 283.53%  23.55% -67.40%  9.63% 13.34% 336.45%  -74.83%  -2.76% -17.47% 273.36%   -14.06% -6.27% -6.27%  14.15% -74.71%  -2.42% -2.42% 307.42%  1.44% -73.14% -73.80%  0.57% 279.86%   14.49% -72.37%  0.65% -8.12% 280.75%  6.74% -71.83% -71.83%  2.59% 294.84% 292.98%  7.22%    -45.70%    116.72%    4.40%    -83.76%  -14.57%       -78.07%   -67.65% 399445824534.66% -54.56%  353.22%  -67.99%    296.58% 8.92%        
      qoq
      0.87%       4.59%             0.00% -7.92% 0.00% 12.98% 0.00% -74.05%   0.00% 11.43% 17.05% -62.70%   0.00% 39.76% 0.00% -5.23% -76.72%   -2.20% 1.28% 0.00% -78.28%   6.65% 0.00% 15.85% 0.00% -71.86%   3.39% 8.36% 0.00% -77.53%   -15.12% 1.63% 0.00%   10.84% 0.00% 2.99% 0.00% -75.44%   0.00% 2.52% -1.05% 0.00% -73.52% 0.00%   0.00%   7.82% -75.87%   -1.57% 0.00% 8.44% 0.00% -74.02% 0.00%   0.00% -0.47% 0.00% 7.72%            -6.54% 0.00% 6.35%           -83.29% 1676.84% -56.65% -74.87% 206348081547.44% -100.00%     287.44%    6.42%     
      cost of sales
    -15,841,051,000  -15,495,203,000 -15,428,800,000  -15,428,783,000    -14,801,417,000 -14,428,921,000  -13,790,544,000    -14,270,585,000  -14,987,029,000  -15,243,628,000   -16,411,378,000 -17,064,511,000 -17,064,511,000 -15,149,489,000 -15,149,489,000 -57,527,721,000  -14,897,908,000 -14,897,908,000 -13,715,929,000 -12,546,075,000 -37,884,102,000  -10,525,273,000 -10,525,273,000 -8,026,768,000 -8,026,768,000 -8,372,080,000 -35,440,726,000                                              -33,234,102,000                                   -5,082,967,000   -3,856,226,000   -2,960,183,000                
      gross profit
    2,142,092,000  2,030,547,000 1,946,600,000  1,946,553,000    2,576,615,000 2,186,896,000  2,419,719,000    2,792,673,000  3,278,341,000  3,628,675,000  4,737,854,000 4,737,854,000 5,903,931,000 5,903,931,000 5,181,002,000 5,181,002,000 20,817,360,000  6,419,149,000 6,419,149,000 5,414,187,000 3,796,909,000 5,930,559,000  1,696,835,000 1,696,835,000 718,065,000 718,065,000 855,461,000 4,203,284,000  985,172,000 1,272,557,000 1,269,011,000 1,269,011,000 6,149,378,000  1,862,022,000 1,644,699,000 1,644,699,000 1,339,100,000 1,339,100,000 3,604,624,000  974,480,000 936,711,000 653,887,000 653,887,000 3,463,726,000  1,046,457,000 1,083,304,000 812,678,000 812,678,000  1,210,903,000 1,181,414,000 1,181,414,000 1,111,853,000 1,111,853,000 5,140,011,000  1,275,860,000 1,275,860,000 1,263,668,000 1,315,752,000 1,315,752,000 5,134,577,000 5,134,577,000  1,534,388,000 1,534,388,000  1,342,316,000 908,219,000 4,747,566,000  1,197,703,000 1,424,870,000 1,424,870,000 1,106,547,000 1,106,547,000 5,108,548,000 5,108,548,000  1,339,030,000 1,339,030,000 1,403,551,000 1,403,551,000 1,164,729,000    3,221,293,000  1,813,986,000  1,407,307,000   1,334,052,000 1,506,219,000 1,506,219,000 802,386,000  10,888,899,000  2,489,446,000   1,630,909,000   1,260,461,000 7,482,001,000  1,014,569,000 3,931,737,994.422 1.915 981,817,000  848,349,000  3,066,403,000 776,906,000   844,405,000 720,720,000    
      yoy
         -24.45%       -13.35%    -23.04%  -30.81%  -38.54%  -8.55% -8.55% -71.64%  -19.29% -19.29% 284.50%  8.24%  219.08% 123.76% 725.91%  98.35% -59.63%  -27.11% -32.78% 231.23%  -83.98%  -31.85% -22.84% 273.89%  39.05% -54.37%  37.42% 42.96% 451.26%  -71.87%  -37.51% -39.64% 326.21%   -10.54% -31.21% -31.21%  8.91% -77.02%  -12.85% -12.85% 306.75%  -3.03% -75.15% -75.39%  -14.25% 234.63%   68.94% -67.68%  12.07% -36.26% 233.19%  8.24% -72.11% -72.11%  -17.36% 281.51% 263.97%  14.96%    -63.84%    128.90%    -6.57%    -86.17%  -67.77%       -78.20%   -67.94% 390705012954.83%   363.46% NaN% -67.98%    263.14% 7.80%        
      qoq
      4.31%       17.82%             0.00% -19.75% 0.00% 13.95% 0.00% -75.11%   0.00% 18.56% 42.59% -35.98%   0.00% 136.31% 0.00% -16.06% -79.65%   -22.58% 0.28% 0.00% -79.36%   13.21% 0.00% 22.82% 0.00% -62.85%   4.03% 43.25% 0.00% -81.12%   -3.40% 33.30% 0.00%   2.50% 0.00% 6.26% 0.00% -78.37%   0.00% 0.96% -3.96% 0.00% -74.37% 0.00%   0.00%   47.80% -80.87%   -15.94% 0.00% 28.77% 0.00% -78.34% 0.00%   0.00% -4.60% 0.00% 20.50%            -11.43% 0.00% 87.72%           -83.15%   -74.20% 205312688903.76% -100.00%   NaN% NaN% 294.69%    17.16%     
      gross margin %
    11.91% NaN% 11.59% 11.20% NaN% 11.20% NaN% NaN% NaN% 14.83% 13.16% NaN% 14.93% NaN% NaN% NaN% 16.37% NaN% 17.95% NaN% 19.23% NaN% 22.40% 22.40% 25.70% 25.70% 25.48% 25.48% 26.57% NaN% 30.11% 30.11% 28.30% 23.23% 13.54% NaN% 13.88% 13.88% 8.21% 8.21% 9.27% 10.60% NaN% 9.92% 12.53% 12.66% 12.66% 13.32% NaN% 14.51% 13.67% 13.67% 12.89% 12.89% 9.76% NaN% 10.28% 10.22% 7.73% 7.73% 9.20% NaN% 12.03% 10.57% 8.06% 8.06% NaN% 10.15% 10.98% 10.98% 10.64% 10.64% 12.08% NaN% 11.92% 11.92% 12.10% 12.47% 12.47% 12.88% 12.88% NaN% 14.62% 14.62% NaN% 13.58% 9.91% 12.50% NaN% 12.20% 14.28% 14.28% 12.03% 12.03% 14.43% 14.43% NaN% 14.93% 14.93% 15.58% 15.58% 13.93% NaN% NaN% NaN% 20.91% NaN% 21.87% NaN% 19.80% NaN% NaN% 20.97% 22.12% 22.12% 12.53% NaN% 25.98% NaN% 33.22% NaN% NaN% 24.29% NaN% NaN% 24.63% 24.44% 0% 25.53% 24.86% 24.99% 25.90% NaN% 24.31% NaN% 25.89% 25.41% NaN% NaN% 28.27% 25.68% NaN% NaN% NaN% 
      selling expenses
    -196,012,000  -205,407,000 -193,900,000  -193,912,000    -194,076,000 -186,192,000  -183,007,000    -184,064,000  -174,138,000  -174,232,000  -183,818,000 -183,818,000 -178,235,000 -178,235,000 -167,891,000 -167,891,000 -715,830,000  -187,782,000 -187,782,000 -168,421,000 -155,393,000 -512,950,000  -130,900,000 -130,900,000 -97,034,000 -97,034,000 -119,922,000 -476,339,000                                              -587,369,000                                                         
      general and administrative expenses
    -316,376,000  -351,505,000 -349,000,000  -348,958,000    -354,526,000 -344,470,000  -317,929,000    -354,804,000  -388,209,000  -363,807,000  -371,254,000 -371,254,000 -337,778,000 -337,778,000 -326,416,000 -326,416,000 -1,390,121,000  -339,687,000 -339,687,000 -307,956,000 -314,095,000 -1,017,435,000  -239,308,000 -239,308,000 -209,415,000 -209,415,000 -250,455,000 -954,117,000                                              -1,884,306,000                                   -357,963,000   -275,108,000   -241,532,000                
      other operating income
    36,748,000  77,346,000 24,400,000  24,375,000    55,828,000 154,906,000  44,996,000    37,602,000  15,724,000  898,099,000  72,768,000 72,768,000 59,912,000 59,912,000 36,609,000 36,609,000 979,760,000  117,992,000 117,992,000 37,564,000 162,856,000 1,763,684,000  135,114,000 135,114,000 639,724,000 639,724,000 23,555,000 636,847,000  159,720,000 59,321,000 88,520,000 88,520,000 235,421,000  63,674,000 40,849,000 40,849,000 48,857,000 48,857,000 260,618,000  87,416,000 70,968,000 68,966,000 68,966,000 242,077,000  95,618,000 54,833,000 47,224,000 47,224,000  26,479,000 43,528,000 43,528,000 56,851,000 56,851,000 238,435,000  64,091,000 64,091,000 41,606,000 46,866,000 46,866,000 318,256,000 318,256,000  46,229,000 46,229,000  37,541,000 61,782,000 244,414,000  53,551,000 31,348,000 31,348,000 41,532,000 41,532,000 195,015,000 195,015,000  57,073,000 57,073,000 57,120,000 57,120,000 45,329,000    48,518,000  9,910,000  38,608,000   41,956,000 36,877,000 36,877,000 29,233,000  205,676,000                           
      other operating expenses
    -96,497,000  -89,456,000 -47,500,000  -47,474,000    -156,280,000 -196,124,000  -78,856,000    -85,253,000  -83,937,000  -45,738,000  -80,584,000 -80,584,000 -42,069,000 -42,069,000 -18,970,000 -18,970,000 -460,029,000  -282,268,000 -282,268,000 -42,875,000 -76,313,000 -645,985,000  -150,122,000 -150,122,000 -245,997,000 -245,997,000 -2,428,000 -187,647,000                                              -180,453,000                                                         
      recovery of eletrobras compulsory loan
              100,860,000                                                                                                                                      
      results in operations with joint ventures
                808,367,000                                                                                                                                    
      (impairment) reversal of financial assets
    50,000                                                                                                                                                
      impairment of assets
              -199,627,000                                                                                                                                      
      equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies
    88,744,000  26,443,000   9,270,000    198,922,000 108,082,000  79,116,000    182,070,000  233,590,000  353,954,000  281,494,000 281,494,000 386,851,000 386,851,000 308,568,000 308,568,000 563,158,000  271,119,000 271,119,000 236,979,000 148,959,000 152,569,000  71,495,000 71,495,000 -4,090,000 -4,090,000 10,490,000 -17,050,000    14,228,000 14,228,000 10,141,000   23,777,000 23,777,000 17,749,000 17,749,000              5,508,000 7,267,000 7,267,000 6,535,000 6,535,000 101,875,000  35,228,000 35,228,000 26,990,000 26,633,000 26,633,000 54,001,000 54,001,000  18,363,000 18,363,000   16,671,000 8,353,000     30,885,000 30,885,000 62,662,000 62,662,000  5,424,000 5,424,000 45,529,000 45,529,000 33,924,000      45,926,000  15,302,000    5,318,000 5,318,000   122,808,000  50,151,000   73,473,000   21,965,000 118,399,000  14,569,000 66,262,904.501 27.482 20,230,000  18,596,000  118,074,000 44,029,000   37,180,000 29,296,000    
      income before financial income (expenses) and taxes
    1,658,749,000  1,485,337,000 1,385,900,000  1,385,906,000    2,121,467,000 1,620,067,000  2,752,312,000    2,384,140,000  2,884,904,000  4,292,437,000   4,462,516,000 5,790,636,000 5,790,636,000 5,013,527,000 5,013,527,000 21,023,022,000  7,388,765,000 7,388,765,000 5,562,694,000 3,557,887,000 5,194,385,000  1,379,742,000 1,379,742,000 775,786,000 775,786,000 473,409,000 3,183,934,000  701,464,000 925,137,000 990,003,000 990,003,000 4,047,226,000  1,271,454,000 1,180,172,000 1,180,172,000 963,521,000 963,521,000 1,100,072,000  580,400,000 480,090,000  1,206,805,000     201,026,000 201,026,000   557,951,000 557,951,000 485,240,000 485,240,000 2,898,986,000  668,808,000 668,808,000 629,565,000 654,182,000 654,182,000 2,754,423,000   885,644,000 885,644,000  719,469,000 341,037,000   567,754,000 784,751,000 784,751,000 570,249,000 570,249,000 2,879,008,000               941,480,000        8,127,822,000                           
      financial income
    191,628,000  140,766,000 154,100,000  154,082,000    168,501,000 185,285,000  174,674,000    241,133,000  243,797,000  215,862,000  158,944,000 158,944,000 140,617,000 140,617,000 88,799,000 88,799,000 249,024,000  56,424,000 56,424,000 49,788,000 55,908,000 194,092,000  42,270,000 42,270,000 50,759,000 50,759,000 46,309,000 223,213,000  48,874,000 47,756,000 41,017,000 41,017,000 204,000,000  57,134,000 33,969,000 33,969,000 31,317,000 31,317,000 226,615,000  53,192,000 44,087,000 81,827,000 81,827,000 252,045,000  60,180,000 45,022,000 75,790,000 75,790,000  101,887,000 94,512,000 94,512,000 109,116,000 109,116,000 276,249,000  66,056,000 66,056,000 88,659,000 62,048,000 62,048,000 292,910,000 292,910,000  95,041,000 95,041,000  63,669,000 43,590,000 316,611,000  66,309,000 100,310,000 100,310,000 81,451,000 81,451,000 455,802,000 455,802,000  158,859,000 158,859,000 106,606,000 106,606,000 58,141,000    147,482,000  71,680,000  75,802,000          20,319,000   124,718,000   71,577,000 815,763,000  112,009,000 426,656,378.045 187.235 85,325,000  124,599,000 181,258,000 458,812,000 28,382,000   91,864,000 133,089,000    
      financial expenses
    -536,289,000  -456,639,000 -436,600,000  -436,649,000    -359,478,000 -371,732,000  -343,198,000    -362,962,000  -355,920,000  -323,735,000  -387,705,000 -387,705,000 -450,975,000 -450,975,000 -361,434,000 -361,434,000 -1,433,087,000  -354,103,000 -354,103,000 -343,907,000 -313,596,000 -1,448,461,000  -353,681,000 -353,681,000 -390,326,000 -390,326,000 -325,422,000 -1,469,754,000                                              -952,679,000                                   -216,867,000   -207,846,000   -172,105,000                
      buyback of bonds
      -39,646,000                                                                                                                                              
      exchange variations
    150,616,000  28,074,000 6,200,000  6,241,000    -154,815,000   -320,635,000    -359,558,000    -189,728,000   -315,084,000 -46,566,000 -46,566,000 -241,789,000 -241,789,000 -108,373,000  33,197,000 33,197,000 -115,402,000 -11,869,000 -204,291,000  8,587,000 8,587,000 9,440,000 9,440,000 47,324,000 -247,555,000   12,052,000            101,653,000  75,038,000 75,038,000 851,635,000   433,186,000 509,430,000 509,430,000   94,392,000 94,392,000       76,315,000 127,678,000 127,678,000        21,414,000 -134,128,000  21,017,000   55,840,000 55,840,000 51,757,000 51,757,000  11,690,000 11,690,000   25,885,000           31,520,000 184,417,000 184,417,000 696,096,000                             
      gains on financial instruments
    -28,740,000   -31,600,000  -31,562,000     -33,042,000  13,412,000    3,633,000  -10,707,000  -5,496,000  13,666,000 13,666,000 -4,160,000 -4,160,000 11,030,000 11,030,000   15,971,000 15,971,000 4,750,000 -1,159,000   -512,000 -512,000 197,000 197,000 523,000                                                                                                        
      income before taxes
    1,435,964,000  1,150,598,000 1,078,000,000  1,078,018,000    1,798,674,000 1,022,789,000  2,276,565,000    1,906,386,000  2,462,169,000  4,242,342,000  -530,179,000 3,932,337,000 5,429,552,000 5,429,552,000 4,510,133,000 4,510,133,000 20,272,568,000  7,466,344,000 7,466,344,000 5,620,574,000 3,287,171,000 3,495,678,000  1,076,406,000 1,076,406,000 445,856,000 445,856,000 242,143,000 1,674,720,000  139,067,000 624,871,000 615,270,000 615,270,000 2,157,431,000  829,940,000 466,509,000  620,957,000 620,957,000   326,324,000  1,260,521,000 1,260,521,000   96,291,000 406,195,000 239,624,000    351,069,000 351,069,000   1,337,984,000  93,912,000 93,912,000 418,723,000 552,712,000 552,712,000 1,452,646,000 1,452,646,000  679,485,000 679,485,000  171,413,000 148,837,000   433,816,000 449,662,000 449,662,000 472,909,000 472,909,000 2,350,672,000               694,684,000   688,223,000 806,759,000 806,759,000   5,893,114,000         5,264,419,000   1.042 1.245              
      current
    -153,729,000  -348,373,000 -274,800,000  -274,820,000    -259,991,000 -289,515,000  -350,028,000    -406,628,000  -469,810,000  -665,544,000  -738,435,000 -738,435,000 -1,425,280,000 -1,425,280,000 -891,056,000 -891,056,000 -4,306,223,000  -1,614,856,000 -1,614,856,000 -1,140,752,000 -743,816,000 -908,051,000  -205,172,000 -205,172,000 -74,154,000 -74,154,000 -84,921,000 -240,400,000                          53,554,000                    -316,271,000                                   -372,440,000   -199,254,000   -129,144,000      3,596,000          
      deferred
    -192,355,000  62,272,000 -45,400,000  -45,394,000    -182,438,000 133,707,000  126,335,000    92,307,000  150,364,000  -361,399,000  -171,656,000 -171,656,000 294,227,000 294,227,000 -678,692,000 -678,692,000 -407,407,000  -257,547,000 -257,547,000 -545,345,000 -72,819,000 -199,573,000  -76,649,000 -76,649,000 -56,379,000 -56,379,000 64,128,000 -217,433,000  211,577,000    798,160,000  78,775,000 384,049,000 384,049,000   18,367,000   197,779,000     39,915,000     643,256,000 157,808,000 157,808,000 726,071,000 726,071,000 722,315,000  376,512,000 376,512,000    559,478,000 559,478,000  75,804,000 75,804,000  292,773,000 84,292,000 253,049,000  67,888,000 220,869,000 220,869,000 50,438,000 50,438,000 266,747,000 266,747,000  219,370,000 219,370,000 15,336,000 15,336,000 49,773,000    127,932,000  63,908,000  64,024,000   -11,858,000 33,632,000 33,632,000 221,969,000  475,444,000  175,217,000   -34,205,000   16,616,000   21,375,000  24.257     3,115,000 24,228,000        
      income and social contribution taxes
    -346,084,000  -286,101,000 -320,200,000  -320,214,000    -442,429,000 -155,808,000  -223,693,000    -314,321,000  -319,446,000  -1,026,943,000  -910,091,000 -910,091,000 -1,131,053,000 -1,131,053,000 -1,569,748,000 -1,569,748,000 -4,713,630,000  -1,872,403,000 -1,872,403,000 -1,686,097,000 -816,635,000 -1,107,624,000  -281,821,000 -281,821,000 -130,533,000 -130,533,000 -20,793,000 -457,833,000  150,238,000    168,951,000   231,780,000 231,780,000      101,384,000          696,810,000   680,686,000 680,686,000 150,389,000  168,039,000 168,039,000                                                                     
      net income
    1,089,880,000  864,497,000 757,800,000  757,804,000    1,356,245,000 866,981,000  2,052,872,000    1,592,065,000  2,142,723,000  3,215,399,000   3,022,246,000 4,298,499,000 4,298,499,000 2,940,385,000 2,940,385,000 15,558,938,000  5,593,941,000 5,593,941,000 3,934,477,000 2,470,536,000 2,388,054,000  794,585,000 794,585,000 315,323,000 315,323,000 221,350,000 1,216,887,000  289,305,000 372,751,000 452,626,000 452,626,000 2,326,382,000  790,517,000 698,289,000 698,289,000 448,411,000 448,411,000   144,853,000 76,517,000 823,544,000 823,544,000   95,153,000  14,186,000 14,186,000   264,474,000 264,474,000 267,361,000 267,361,000 1,488,373,000  261,951,000 261,951,000 393,338,000 440,091,000 440,091,000 1,693,702,000 1,693,702,000  641,609,000 641,609,000  400,951,000 159,535,000 1,496,240,000  408,417,000 548,546,000 548,546,000 396,616,000 396,616,000 2,097,576,000 2,097,576,000  713,346,000 713,346,000 503,197,000 503,197,000     1,428,713,000         655,145,000   4,944,898,000  673,852,000   898,598,000   456,435,000 4,310,093,000 269,294,000 410,873,000 0.84 1.035 416,546,000  424,720,000  1,513,808,000 268,075,000   413,058,000 434,581,000    
      yoy
         -44.12%       28.94%    -50.49%    -25.20%   2.78% -72.37%  -47.44% -47.44% 295.45%  134.25%  395.16% 210.92% 657.34%  258.97% -34.70%  8.99% -40.62% 168.85%  -87.56%  -42.74% -35.18% 233.15%  76.29%   209.56% 486.03%     765.49%      -94.64% -94.64%   -82.23%  2.07% 2.07% 278.40%  -40.48% -84.53% -76.78%  -31.41% 163.98%   302.17% -57.12%  -1.83% -70.92% 172.76%  2.98% -73.85% -73.85%  -44.40% 194.05% 316.85%                           -79.15%   54369862913.70% 416434106180.19% -35.35%  -100.00%  -72.48%    266.49% -38.31%        
      qoq
      14.08%       56.43%              -29.69% 0.00% 46.19% 0.00% -81.10%   0.00% 42.18% 59.26% 3.45%   0.00% 151.99% 0.00% 42.45% -81.81%   -22.39% -17.65% 0.00% -80.54%   13.21% 0.00% 55.73% 0.00%    89.31% -90.71% 0.00%      0.00%    0.00% -1.08% 0.00% -82.04%   0.00% -33.40% -10.62% 0.00% -74.02% 0.00%   0.00%   151.32% -89.34%   -25.55% 0.00% 38.31% 0.00% -81.09% 0.00%   0.00% 41.76% 0.00%                          -89.41% 1500.52% -34.46% 48942584771.95% -18.89% -100.00%     464.70%    -4.95%     
      net income margin %
    6.06% NaN% 4.93% 4.36% NaN% 4.36% NaN% NaN% NaN% 7.80% 5.22% NaN% 12.66% NaN% NaN% NaN% 9.33% NaN% 11.73% NaN% 17.04% NaN% 0% 14.29% 18.71% 18.71% 14.46% 14.46% 19.86% NaN% 26.24% 26.24% 20.57% 15.12% 5.45% NaN% 6.50% 6.50% 3.61% 3.61% 2.40% 3.07% NaN% 2.91% 3.67% 4.51% 4.51% 5.04% NaN% 6.16% 5.80% 5.80% 4.32% 4.32% 0% NaN% 1.53% 0.83% 9.74% 9.74% 0% NaN% 1.09% 0% 0.14% 0.14% NaN% 0% 2.46% 2.46% 2.56% 2.56% 3.50% NaN% 2.45% 2.45% 3.77% 4.17% 4.17% 4.25% 4.25% NaN% 6.11% 6.11% NaN% 4.06% 1.74% 3.94% NaN% 4.16% 5.50% 5.50% 4.31% 4.31% 5.92% 5.92% NaN% 7.95% 7.95% 5.58% 5.58% 0% NaN% NaN% NaN% 9.28% NaN% 0% NaN% 0% NaN% NaN% 0% 0% 9.62% 0% NaN% 11.80% NaN% 8.99% NaN% NaN% 13.38% NaN% NaN% 8.92% 14.08% 15.63% 10.34% 0.00% 13.50% 10.99% NaN% 12.17% NaN% 12.78% 8.77% NaN% NaN% 13.83% 15.48% NaN% NaN% NaN% 
      attributable to:
                                                                                                                                                    
      owners of the parent
    1,079,395,000  856,286,000   749,493,000    1,347,402,000 859,110,000  2,043,782,000    1,581,791,000  2,135,909,000  3,205,919,000   3,010,857,000  4,282,123,000  2,924,918,000    5,577,819,000  2,451,339,000    785,541,000  315,272,000 216,625,000   285,629,000 369,535,000  449,003,000   784,910,000  694,588,000  441,029,000   134,774,000 75,023,000  815,341,000   91,854,000 73,078,000  8,695,000   255,628,000 255,628,000 293,062,000 293,062,000 1,402,873,000  252,222,000 252,222,000 356,455,000 397,224,000 397,224,000 1,583,731,000 1,583,731,000  595,060,000 595,060,000  390,385,000 148,192,000 1,425,633,000  389,176,000 535,846,000 535,846,000 369,589,000 369,589,000 2,005,727,000 2,005,727,000  707,126,000 707,126,000 468,996,000 468,996,000 390,803,000    1,237,321,000  733,056,000  504,265,000                                   
      non-controlling interests
    10,485,000  8,211,000   8,311,000    8,843,000 7,871,000  9,090,000    10,274,000  6,814,000  9,480,000   11,389,000  16,376,000  15,467,000    16,122,000  19,197,000    9,044,000  51,000 4,725,000   3,676,000 3,216,000  3,623,000   5,607,000  3,701,000  7,382,000   10,079,000 1,494,000  8,203,000   3,299,000 6,131,000  5,491,000   8,846,000 8,846,000   85,500,000  9,729,000 9,729,000 36,883,000 42,867,000 42,867,000 109,971,000 109,971,000  46,549,000 46,549,000  10,566,000 11,343,000 70,607,000  19,241,000 12,700,000 12,700,000 27,027,000 27,027,000 91,849,000 91,849,000  6,220,000 6,220,000 34,201,000 34,201,000 18,636,000    191,392,000  122,913,000  68,479,000    102,114,000 102,114,000                              
      basic earnings per share - preferred -
    0.54  0.43   0.37    0.64 0.41  0.97    0.9  1.22  1.83                                                                                                                            
      basic earnings per share - common -
    0.54  0.43   0.37    0.64 0.41  0.97    0.9  1.22  1.83                                                                                                                            
      diluted earnings per share - preferred -
    0.54  0.42   0.37    0.64 0.41  0.97    0.9  1.21  1.82                                                                                                                            
      diluted earnings per share - common -
    0.54  0.42   0.37    0.64 0.41  0.97    0.9  1.21  1.82                                                                                                                            
      impairment of financial assets
      -2,631,000 -3,900,000  -3,948,000    -5,016,000       -4,084,000       6,056,000 -1,976,000 -1,976,000 625,000 625,000 357,000  -1,038,000 -1,038,000 -125,000 -5,036,000 -64,132,000  -3,372,000 -3,372,000 -25,467,000 -25,467,000 -43,292,000                                                                                                        
      losses on financial instruments
      -7,294,000                                                                                                                                              
      consolidated statements of income
                                                                                                                                                    
      equity in earnings unconsolidated companies
       9,300,000                                                                                                                                             
      tax credits monetary update
              -377,789,000        -299,905,000  253,002,000        788,741,000  326,090,000 326,090,000 462,651,000                                                                                                                
      gains (losses) on financial instruments
             22,999,000                                                                                                                                       
      (reversal) impairment of financial assets
              -4,264,000  -20,094,000        -4,514,000                                                                                                                            
      reversal (impairment) of financial assets
                      3,533,000                                                                                                                              
      cost of goods sold
                          -16,411,378,000                                                                                                                          
      tax credits recovery
                                    393,341,000                                                                                                                
      mandatory loans recovery - eletrobras
                                                                                                                                                    
      (reversal) losses on non-recoverability of financial assets
                          6,056,000                                                                                                                          
      operating income before financial result and taxes
                          4,181,022,000                                                                                                                          
      exchange rate variations
                          -315,084,000                                                                                                                          
      inflation adjustment on tax credits
                                                                                                                                                    
      net income for the period
                          -1,440,270,000                                                                               409,439,000      855,969,000     90,262,250 655,145,000                               
      (-) mandatory loan recovery - eletrobras
                                                                                                                                                    
      (-) credit recovery / provisions
                                -963,563,000  -107,571,000  -855,992,000  -1,001,483,000    -307,773,000                                                                                                          
      (-/+) income tax on non-recurring items
                                                                                                                                                    
      (=) total non-recurring items
                                                                                                                                                    
      adjusted net income *
                          -1,440,270,000                                          14,186,000                                                                                
      eletrobras compulsory loan recovery
                                1,391,280,000  1,391,280,000 1,391,280,000                                                                                                                 
      basic earnings per share - preferred and common -
                           1.79  2.51  1.71    3.27  1.44    0.46  0.19 0.13   0.17 0.22  0.26   0.46  0.41  0.26   0.08 0.04  0.48   0.05 0.04  0.01    0.15  0.17 0.82   0.15 0.21  0.23     0.35  0.23 0.09                                                          
      diluted earnings per share - preferred and common -
                           1.78  2.5  1.71    3.26  1.43    0.46  0.18 0.13   0.17 0.22  0.26   0.46  0.4  0.26   0.08 0.04  0.48   0.05 0.04  0.01    0.15  0.17 0.82   0.15 0.21  0.23     0.35  0.23 0.09                                                          
      (+) income tax on extraordinary items
                                  465,518,000  291,037,000      64,062,000                                                                                                          
      (=) total of extraordinary items
                                -1,679,662,000  -1,033,333,000  -564,955,000  20,489,000    -124,355,000   78,211,000      181,032,000       860,815,000                                                                                          
      adjusted net income*
                            4,298,499,000  2,940,385,000  13,879,276,000  4,560,608,000  3,369,522,000  2,408,543,000  794,585,000  190,968,000   1,295,098,000    452,626,000  2,507,414,000   746,113,000  451,095,000  522,148,000      90,205,000                                                                                    
      results in operations with subsidiary and joint ventures
                                -162,913,000                                                                                                                    
      bonds repurchases
                                -264,687,000      -239,273,000                                                                                                              
      (-) results in operations with subsidiary and joint ventures
                                162,913,000                                                                                                                    
      (+) special bonus to production team
                                204,386,000                                                                                                                    
      (+) bonds repurchases
                                264,687,000      239,273,000             223,925,000                                                                                                 
      (+) income tax of extraordinary items
                                43,195,000      251,418,000       -40,291,000                                                                                                       
      impairment of non-financial assets
                                      -411,925,000                                                                                                              
      gain and losses on financial instruments
                                17,928,000      -774,000       -15,118,000    79,000 79,000 32,092,000  16,996,000 27,842,000 27,842,000     777,000 1,125,000          56,525,000   15,637,000 15,637,000 36,491,000  13,234,000 13,234,000    2,854,000 2,854,000  2,043,000 2,043,000       2,127,000 2,127,000                                                     
      (+) fixed costs of plants without production
                                      119,356,000    119,356,000                                                                                                          
      (-) eletrobras compulsory loan recovery
                                -1,391,280,000  -1,391,280,000                                                                                                                  
      (+) impairment of non-financial assets
                                      411,925,000                                                                                                              
      7
                                                                                                                                                    
      (+) maintenance stoppage / impacts of the blast furnace 1 reform of the ouro branco steel mill
                                             368,813,000                                                                                                       
      (+) impacts of the blast furnace 1 reform of the ouro branco steel mill
                                                                                                                                                    
      impairment loss on trade receivables
                                             -21,044,000                                                                                                       
      results in operations with subsidiaries and associate company
                                                                                                                                                    
      (-) tax reversal/provisions
                                             -250,311,000                                                                                                       
      (-) results in operations with subsidiaries and associate company
                                                   414,507,000       721,682,000                                                                                          
      gains and losses on assets held for sale and sales of interest in subsidiaries
                                                                                                                                                    
      equity method investees
                                               9,685,000                                                                                                     
      gain and losses on derivative financial instruments
                                                                                                                                                    
      gains and losses on assets held for sale and sales os interest in subsidiaries
                                                                                                                                                    
      allowance for doubtful accounts
                                                                                                                                                    
      reversal of contingent liabilities
                                                          929,711,000    929,711,000 929,711,000                                                                                     
      reversal of monetary update of contingent liabilities
                                                          369,819,000    369,819,000 369,819,000                                                                                     
      (+) impairment of assets
                                                          1,114,807,000      2,917,911,000                                                                                    
      (-) reversal of contingent liabilities
                                                                                                                                                    
      (-) reversal of monetary update of contingent liabilities
                                                                                                                                                    
      results in operations with subsidiaries
                                                                                                                                                    
      (+) results in operations with subsidiaries
                                                      47,824,000                                                                                              
      (+) income tax on non-recurring items
                                                                                                                                                    
      income (loss) before taxes
                                                       466,509,000              239,624,000                                                                               
      (+) gains and losses on assets held for sale and sales os interest in subsidiaries
                                                        3,497,000                                                                                            
      (+) income tax on reversal of extraordinary items
                                                          323,856,000                                                                                          
      (+) reversal of deferred tax assets write-off
                                                                                                                                                    
      results in operations with subsidiary and associate
                                                                                                                                                    
      income before financial income and taxes
                                                              1,206,805,000    593,367,000 428,887,000                                                                                 
      (+) reversal of impairment of assets
                                                                                                                                                    
      (-) results in operations with subsidiary and associate
                                                                                                                                                    
      (+) income tax on reversal of contingent liabilities and monetary update
                                                              441,840,000                                                                                      
      results in operations with subsidiaries, associate and jointly controlled entity
                                                                                                                                                    
      (-) results in subsidiaries and associate operations
                                                                58,223,000                                                                                    
      results in subsidiaries operation
                                                                                                                                                    
      net income attributable to:
                                                                   79,209,000                                                                                 
      income (loss) before financial income (expenses) and taxes
                                                                                                                                                    
      gains in joint ventures operations
                                                                            636,528,000                                                                        
      income before financial income(expenses) and taxes
                                                                                    2,754,423,000                                                                
      reversal of impairment of assets
                                                                                                                                                    
      net income before financial income (expenses) and taxes
                                                                                           2,348,205,000        2,879,008,000  777,360,000 777,360,000 877,955,000 877,955,000 654,569,000    2,189,165,000  1,247,685,000                                     
      gain and losses on derivatives
                                                                                           -18,547,000          1,529,000 1,529,000   131,000    2,468,000  1,019,000  1,449,000     26,248,000 16,762,000              7.011 90              
      net income before taxes
                                                                                           1,559,462,000        2,350,672,000  719,045,000 719,045,000 661,260,000 661,260,000 483,226,000    1,687,145,000  992,461,000                                     
      attributed to:
                                                                                                                                                    
      basic earnings per share - preferred and common
                                                                                           0.84    0.31 0.22  1.22   0.41 0.41  0.28         0.36   0.53 0.39 0.39   2.83         5.36   97 114              
      diluted earnings per share - preferred and common
                                                                                           0.84    0.31 0.22  1.22   0.41 0.41  0.28         0.35   0.53 0.39 0.39   2.83         5.32   96.25 113              
      basic earnings per share - preferred and common - r
                                                                                             0.23 0.31         0.28                                             
      diluted earnings per share - preferred and common - r
                                                                                             0.23 0.31         0.28                                             
      reversal of impairment (impairment) of assets
                                                                                                                                                    
      restructuring costs
                                                                                                                                                    
      basic net income per share - preferred and common
                                                                                                         0.26      0.52                                     
      diluted net income per share - preferred and common
                                                                                                         0.26      0.52                                     
      equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated companies
                                                                                                             61,228,000                                       
      net income for the period attributed to:
                                                                                                                 572,744,000                                   
      operational income before financial income (expenses) and taxes
                                                                                                                    6,971,250 830,538,000 830,538,000                              
      finacial income
                                                                                                                    77,896,250 72,750,000 72,750,000 139,463,000                             
      gains and losses on derivatives
                                                                                                                    2,490,500 26,248,000            4,167,000        4,059,000      9,898,000 673,000    
      parent company’s interest
                                                                                                                    93,850,750 553,031,000 553,031,000   3,940,505,000                           
      minority interests
                                                                                                                         1,004,393,000         757,342,000                  
      income from operations
                                                                                                                         8,005,014,000                           
      yoy
                                                                                                                                                    
      qoq
                                                                                                                                                    
      operating margin %
    0% NaN% 0% 0% NaN% 0% NaN% NaN% NaN% 0% 0% NaN% 0% NaN% NaN% NaN% 0% NaN% 0% NaN% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% NaN% NaN% 0% NaN% 0% NaN% 0% NaN% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 19.10% NaN% 0% NaN% NaN% 0% NaN% NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% NaN% 0% 0% NaN% NaN% 0% 0% NaN% NaN% NaN% 
      finacial revenues
                                                                                                                         484,046,000                           
      benefit from income and social contribution taxes
                                                                                                                                                    
      sales
                                                                                                                           8,371,064,000   7,417,141,000   5,745,849,000   4,487,457,000   4,240,712,000  3,861,957,000  13,180,609,000 3,407,444,000   3,306,257,000 3,145,036,000    
      less: federal and state taxes
                                                                                                                              -601,270,000   -526,260,000                   
      less: discounts
                                                                                                                              -101,995,000   -102,902,000   -80,412,000                
      sales and marketing expenses
                                                                                                                              -108,139,000   -92,387,000   -85,009,000                
      other operating (expenses) income
                                                                                                                           10,999,000   -27,773,000                      
      operating income
                                                                                                                           1,996,259,000   1,137,034,000   885,013,000 4,813,451,000  609,494,000 2,533,936,996.38 1.16 659,897,000  597,619,000  2,096,237,000 532,480,000   562,365,000 523,479,000    
      foreign exchange gains
                                                                                                                              354,422,000                      
      gains on derivatives
                                                                                                                              2,235,000      22,078,000                
      income before taxes on income and minority interest
                                                                                                                           1,231,170,000   1,475,015,000   781,519,000   630,608,000   750,848,000  710,542,000  2,361,727,000 468,022,000   649,998,000 668,064,000    
      benefit from taxes on income
                                                                                                                                                    
      income before minority interest
                                                                                                                           931,353,000   1,068,370,000   598,881,000   522,839,000   596,268,000  543,888,000  1,922,826,000 361,146,000   521,025,000 506,161,000    
      minority interest
                                                                                                                              -169,772,000   -142,446,000   -111,966,000 196.323 280.646              
      per share data
                                                                                                                                                    
      basic earnings per share
                                                                                                                                                    
      preferred
                                                                                                                           0.47   0.64   0.34   0.62   0.63  0.64  2.28 0.4   0.62 0.65    
      common
                                                                                                                           0.47   0.64   0.34   0.62   0.63  0.64  2.28 0.4   0.62 0.65    
      diluted earnings per share
                                                                                                                                                    
      number of weighted-average common shares outstanding (considering the effect to the stock bonus for the previous periods (note 7)) – basic and diluted
                                                                                                                           494,888,956                         
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding (considering the effect to the stock bonus for the previous periods (note 7)) – basic
                                                                                                                           925,484,798                         
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding (considering the effect to the stock bonus for the previous periods (note 7)) – diluted
                                                                                                                           927,344,208                         
      number of weighted-average common shares outstanding (considering the effect to the stock bonus for the previous periods (note 7)) - basic and diluted
                                                                                                                              487,818,990                      
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding (considering the effect to the stock bonus for the previous periods (note 7)) - basic
                                                                                                                              907,682,784                      
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding (considering the effect to the stock bonus for the previous periods (note 7)) - diluted
                                                                                                                              912,455,241                      
      other operating income (expenses)
                                                                                                                                 -7,953,000   -78,534,000   12,941,000  26,675,000  107,395,000 25,589,000    73,978,000    
      foreign exchange gains and losses
                                                                                                                                 6,643,000 723,289,000  44,563,000 147.982 157.401 124,994,000  87,261,000  132,862,000    21,549,000 94,200,000    
      number of weighted-average common shares outstanding after giving retroactive effect to the stock bonus (note 14 (x)) – basic and diluted
                                                                                                                                 463,214,016                   
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding after giving retroactive effect to the stock bonus (note 14 (x)) – basic
                                                                                                                                 861,738,880                   
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding after giving retroactive effect to the stock bonus (note 14 (x)) – diluted
                                                                                                                                 865,471,968                   
      sales expenses
                                                                                                                                                    
      income before financial result and taxes
                                                                                                                                  4,931,850,000   0.929 1.187              
      provision for income tax
                                                                                                                                                    
      equity holders of the parent company
                                                                                                                                  3,552,751,000                  
      costs and expenses
                                                                                                                                                    
      cost of products sold
                                                                                                                                   1,247,380,000                 
      selling, general and administrative
                                                                                                                                   57,076,000                 
      interest
                                                                                                                                   31,805,000                 
      other income
                                                                                                                                                    
      income before income taxes
                                                                                                                                   406,730,000                 
      income taxes
                                                                                                                                   137,436,000                 
      earnings per share:
                                                                                                                                                    
      basic
                                                                                                                                   5.78                 
      diluted
                                                                                                                                   5.57                 
      average shares outstanding:
                                                                                                                                                    
      basic
                                                                                                                                   46,534                 
      diluted
                                                                                                                                   48,312                 
      cash dividends per share
                                                                                                                                   0.3                 
      less: federal and state taxes on sales
                                                                                                                                    -432,293,000                
      number of weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted
                                                                                                                                    231,607,008                
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding - basic
                                                                                                                                    430,984,652                
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding - diluted
                                                                                                                                    437,750,277                
      benefit from income tax
                                                                                                                                                    
      attributed to
                                                                                                                                                    
      equity holders of the parent
                                                                                                                                     0.643 754.417              
      number of weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic and diluted
                                                                                                                                       231,607,008             
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding—basic
                                                                                                                                       430,945,539             
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding—diluted
                                                                                                                                       437,653,264             
      number of weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic and diluted
                                                                                                                                         231,607,008           
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding – basic
                                                                                                                                         430,904,695           
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding – diluted
                                                                                                                                         437,934,505           
      sales revenues
                                                                                                                                                    
      taxes on sales
                                                                                                                                                    
      freight and discounts
                                                                                                                                                    
      net sales revenues
                                                                                                                                                    
      operating expenses
                                                                                                                                                    
      management fees
                                                                                                                                                    
      equity in the earnings of subsidiaries
                                                                                                                                          2,864,078,000          
      operating profit
                                                                                                                                          2,884,880,000          
      non-operating result
                                                                                                                                                    
      non-operating income
                                                                                                                                                    
      non-operating expenses
                                                                                                                                                    
      profit before taxes
                                                                                                                                          2,884,757,000          
      benefit from income tax and social contribution on net
                                                                                                                                                    
      management profit sharing
                                                                                                                                                    
      net income before minority interest
                                                                                                                                          2,880,922,000          
      net income for the year
                                                                                                                                                    
      net income per share
                                                                                                                                          4.35          
      net equity per share - r
                                                                                                                                          15.04          
      gain on change of interest
                                                                                                                                                    
      number of weighted-average common shares outstanding after giving retroactive effect to stock bonus (note 17.1) – basic and diluted
                                                                                                                                           231,607,008  231,607,008       
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding after giving retroactive effect to stock bonus (note 17.1) – basic
                                                                                                                                           432,238,895  432,238,895       
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding after giving retroactive effect to stock bonus (note 17.1) – diluted
                                                                                                                                           439,241,004  439,241,004       
      number of weighted-average common shares outstanding after giving retroactive effect to stock bonus approved on march 31, 2006 – basic and diluted
                                                                                                                                            231,607,008   231,607,008     
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding after giving retroactive effect to stock bonus approved on on march 31, 2006 (note 7.1) – basic
                                                                                                                                            431,232,372   432,990,363     
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding after giving retroactive effect to stock bonus approved on march 31, 2006 (note 7.1) – diluted
                                                                                                                                            437,916,890   438,699,588     
      3.01
                                                                                                                                              13,481,057,000      
      3.02
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.02.01
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.02.02
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.03
                                                                                                                                              11,515,256,000      
      3.04
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.05
                                                                                                                                              3,183,638,000      
      3.06
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.06.01
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.06.02
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.06.03
                                                                                                                                              356,445,000      
      3.06.03.01
                                                                                                                                              484,943,000      
      3.06.03.02
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.06.04
                                                                                                                                              87,650,000      
      3.06.05
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.06.06
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.07
                                                                                                                                              2,346,599,000      
      3.08
                                                                                                                                              26,660,000      
      3.08.01
                                                                                                                                              33,605,000      
      3.08.02
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.09
                                                                                                                                              2,373,259,000      
      3.10
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.11
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.12
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.12.01
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.12.02
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.13
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.14
                                                                                                                                                    
      3.15
                                                                                                                                              1,476,192,000      
      less: federal and state excise taxes
                                                                                                                                                    
      number of weighted-average common shares outstanding after giving retroactive effect to stock bonus approved on march 31, 2006 — basic and diluted
                                                                                                                                                231,607,008    
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding after giving retroactive effect to stock bonus approved on march 31, 2006 — basic
                                                                                                                                                432,653,343    
      number of weighted-average preferred shares outstanding after giving retroactive effect to stock bonus approved on march 31, 2006 — diluted
                                                                                                                                                436,000,871    
    Balance Sheets:
    Quarterly
    Annual
      Unit: USD2025-06-30 2010-06-30 2008-05-29 2007-12-31 2007-08-15 2007-06-30 2007-05-31 2006-12-31 2006-08-29 2006-05-09 2005-12-31 2005-06-10 
                  
        cash
      21,890,000            
        banks and immediately available investments
      8,479,043,000            
        cash and cash equivalents
      8,500,933,000 1,875,269,000 2,026,096,000 2,014,441,000  492,764,000 47,002,000 485,498,000 732,316,000  1,249,484,000  
        balance sheet selected information
                  
        short-term investments
       2,395,233,000  3,113,277,000 4,183,181  396,400,000  2,048,806,000  4,134,055,000  
        current assets
       16,019,780,000   13,507,105     12,346,547,000  10,003,835,000 
        current liabilities
       5,283,109,000   5,527,390     4,291,674,000  4,679,233,000 
        net working capital
       10,736,671,000  8,678,352,000       7,915,330,000  
        property, plant and equipment
       16,238,916,000 15,827,944,000 15,268,099,000  7,048,946,000  5,990,629,000 5,018,572,000  8,256,657,000  
        net assets
       23,227,873,000           
        total assets
       46,327,751,000 41,477,639,000 40,687,877,000 27,702,889 16,369,612,000  14,488,865,000 12,825,812,000 23,067,947,000 21,831,188,000 19,332,303,000 
        short-term debt
       1,369,661,000 2,500,985,000 2,500,985,000  588,432,000  503,299,000 640,234,000  1,329,721,000  
        long-term debt, less current portion
       12,794,682,000  12,461,128,000  3,224,431,000  3,128,868,000 2,608,840,000  5,240,924,000  
        debentures - short term
       113,166,000  38,125,000       2,727,000  
        debentures - long term
       475,694,000  903,151,000       972,149,000  
        equity
       23,227,873,000           
        capital stock
       14,184,805,000 7,810,453,000 7,810,453,000 7,810,453     5,206,969,000 5,206,969,000 1,664,000,000 
        cash flow data:
                  
        cash flows from operating activities
       1,760,513,000           
        cash flows from investing activities
                  
        cash flows from financing activities
                  
        operating data
                  
        consolidated shipments
       8,436,000           
        total production of long rolled steel
       7,490,000           
        total production of slabs, billets and blooms
       9,071,000           
        other information:
                  
        capital expenditures
                  
        depreciation and amortization
       931,841,000           
        adjusted ebitda and ratios:
                  
        net income for the period
       1,428,713,000           
        (+) income and social contribution taxes
       258,432,000           
        (+) depreciation and amortization
       931,841,000           
        (+) restructuring costs
                  
        (+) impairment of assets
                  
        (=) adjusted ebitda
       3,121,006,000           
        total debt
       14,753,203,000           
        interest expenses
                  
        total debt/adjusted ebitda
       2,600           
        adjusted ebitda
       4,800           
        current liquidity ratio
       3,000           
        held for trading
        2,836,903,000          
        available for sale
        276,374,000   197,457,000  123,430,000     
        held to maturity
           81,124,000  138,200,000     
        trade accounts receivable
        3,172,316,000  2,876,255 1,702,114,000  1,283,420,000 1,289,931,000 2,373,062,000  2,670,828,000 
        inventories
        6,056,661,000  4,781,501 2,679,823,000 206,826,000 2,380,878,000 2,028,129,000 3,777,117,000  4,335,309,000 
        tax credits
        598,317,000   248,395,000  253,519,000 159,738,000    
        prepaid expenses
        108,690,000   50,607,000  39,301,000 39,592,000    
        unrealized gains on derivatives
        14,000   941,000  2,660,000 395,000    
        other current assets
        237,602,000   103,602,000       
        non current assets
                  
        deferred income taxes
        933,851,000   39,550,000  51,730,000 55,701,000    
        judicial deposits
        223,735,000   91,974,000  80,103,000 70,320,000    
        other non-current assets
        290,783,000   250,421,000       
        prepaid pension cost
        417,723,000   272,754,000  243,558,000 90,153,000    
        equity investments
        613,112,000   225,590,000  197,511,000 185,938,000    
        other investments
        33,753,000          
        goodwill
        6,043,396,000   548,443,000 85,166,000 336,768,000 389,274,000    
        intangible
        1,073,715,000  703,662        
        trade accounts payable
        2,586,634,000  2,112,989 1,269,231,000 74,795,000 1,113,338,000 1,007,357,000 1,673,397,000  1,927,324,000 
        debentures
        38,125,000  1,074 521,168,000  443,280,000 106,963,000 1,690,000  7,462,000 
        taxes payable
        462,311,000  426,741     455,831,000  521,246,000 
        payroll and related liabilities
        518,098,000   227,827,000  177,421,000 143,370,000    
        dividends payable
        392,000          
        unrealized losses on derivatives
        1,964,000   1,216,000  1,258,000     
        other current liabilities
        478,639,000   305,141,000       
        non current liabilities
                  
        long-term debt
        12,461,128,000    300,000,000      
        provision for contingencies
        489,103,000     189,725,000 205,446,000    
        employees benefits
        794,125,000          
        put options on minority interest
        889,440,000          
        other non-current liabilities
        379,589,000   255,654,000       
        shareholders’ equity
         12,405,227,000 11,086,102     8,731,467,000 8,499,731,000  
        treasury stock
                  
        legal reserve
        278,713,000   82,603,000  74,420,000 6,960,000    
        retained earnings
        5,779,339,000  1,120,472 2,108,071,000 215,783,000 1,459,818,000 1,143,710,000 680,015,000  312,271,000 
        cumulative translation adjustment
                  
        minority interest
        3,929,573,000   2,161,194,000  1,882,489,000 1,629,450,000    
        shareholders’ equity including minority interest
        16,642,078,000          
        total liabilities
        41,477,639,000  27,702,889 8,177,303,000  7,675,735,000 6,704,589,000 23,067,947,000  19,332,303,000 
        restricted cash
         11,655,000  13,466,000  13,512,000 9,154,000  22,571,000  
        period
                  
        june - 2009
         1,951.6         
        may - 2009
         1,973         
        april - 2009
         2,178.3         
        march - 2009
         2,315.2         
        february - 2009
         2,378.4         
        january - 2009
         2,316.2         
        2008
         2,337       2,337  
        2007
         1,771.3       1,771.3  
        2006
         2,138       2,138  
        2005
         2,347       2,347  
        2004
         2,654.4         
        1st quarter 2004
         3,000         
        2nd quarter 2004
         6,000         
        3rd quarter 2004
         7,000         
        4th quarter 2004
         2,000         
        1st quarter 2005
         5,000         
        2nd quarter 2005
         8,000         
        3rd quarter 2005
         11,000         
        4th quarter 2005
         2,000         
        1st quarter 2006
         5,000         
        2nd quarter 2006
         8,000         
        3rd quarter 2006
         11,000         
        4th quarter 2006
         2,000         
        1st quarter 2007
         5,000         
        2nd quarter 2007
         8,000         
        3rd quarter 2007
         11,000         
        4th quarter 2007
         2,000         
        1st quarter 2008
         5,000         
        2nd quarter 2008
         8,000         
        3rd quarter 2008
         11,000         
        4th quarter 2008
         2,000         
        cash and cash & equivalents
          770,423     1,227,582,000  295,984,000 
        taxes recoverable
          463,934     277,238,000  221,378,000 
        deferred income tax & other
          431,811     439,102,000  513,728,000 
        non-current assets
          14,195,784        
        long-term receivables
          1,352,842     1,093,263,000  1,127,700,000 
        deferred income tax and other
          1,352,842     1,093,263,000   
        permanent assets
          12,842,942     9,628,137,000  8,200,768,000 
        investments
          32,317     359,252,000  64,944,000 
        fixed assets
          12,046,571     9,203,147,000  8,103,198,000 
        deferred
          60,392     65,738,000  32,626,000 
        corporate law - r thousand
                  
        loans and financing
          1,942,125     1,453,053,000  1,629,910,000 
        non-current liabilities
          8,210,956        
        minority shareholders
          2,878,441     2,163,522,000  5,375,748,000 
        capital reserves
          376,936     376,794,000  10,842,000 
        profit reserves
          1,778,241     2,467,689,000  1,285,632,000 
        assets
                  
        current
                  
        trading
           1,888,538,000  2,221,422,000     
        total current assets
           7,498,381,000 845,950,000 7,084,430,000 6,443,370,000    
        investments at cost
           18,501,000  11,377,000 11,750,000    
        advance payment for acquisition of investment
           14,895,000  14,895,000     
        liabilities and shareholder’s equity
                  
        current portion of long-term debt
           459,507,000  561,821,000 410,333,000    
        income taxes payable
           38,387,000  41,810,000 54,887,000    
        dividends and interest on equity payable
           1,217,000  99,003,000 1,504,000    
        taxes payable, other than income taxes
           241,026,000  182,136,000 118,563,000    
        total current liabilities
           3,177,278,000 139,176,000 2,924,303,000 2,777,107,000    
        accrued pension and other post-retirement benefits obligation
           260,405,000  251,415,000 217,347,000    
        benefit from contingencies
           207,760,000       
        deferred credit related to acquisition of corporación sidenor
           109,696,000  106,899,000     
        total non-current liabilities
           5,000,025,000  4,751,432,000 3,927,482,000    
        commitments and contingencies
                  
        preferred shares — no par value — 800,000,000 authorized shares and 435,986,041 shares issued at june 30, 2007 and 2006 and at december 31, 2006
           2,253,377,000       
        common shares — no par value — 400,000,000 authorized shares and ,607,008 shares issued at june 30, 2007 and 2006 and at december 31, 2006
           1,179,236,000       
        additional paid-in capital
           132,786,000 722,121,000 131,546,000 129,949,000    
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                  
        — foreign currency translation adjustment
           285,912,000       
        — unrealized net gains and losses on pension and postretirement benefits, net of tax
           20,478,000       
        — unrealized gain on available for sale securities, net of tax
           14,006,000       
        — additional minimum pension liability
                  
        total shareholders’ equity
           6,031,115,000  4,930,641,000 4,491,773,000    
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
           16,369,612,000  14,488,865,000 12,825,812,000    
        current assets:
                  
        accounts receivable-net
            190,539,000      
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
            5,183,000      
        other assets:
                  
        investments and deferred charges
            18,611,000      
        property, plant and equipment:
                  
        land and land improvements
            97,162,000      
        buildings
            57,862,000      
        machinery and equipment
            1,046,385,000      
        construction in progress
            31,281,000      
        less depreciation
            664,676,000      
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                  
        current liabilities:
                  
        accrued wages, taxes and other liabilities
            64,381,000      
        deferred income taxes and other credits
            149,784,000      
        stockholders’ equity:
                  
        common stock
            472,000      
        total stockholders’ equity
            928,781,000      
        other
             90,860,000 79,608,000    
        preferred shares - no par value - 800,000,000 authorized shares and 435,986,042 shares issued at december 31, 2005 and 2006, after giving retroactive effect to the stock bonus approved on march 31, 2006
             2,253,377,000     
        common shares - no par value - 400,000,000 authorized shares and 231,607,008 shares issued at december 31, 2005 and 2006, after giving retroactive effect to the stock bonus approved on march 31, 2006
             1,179,236,000     
        cumulative other comprehensive loss
                  
        - foreign currency translation adjustment
                  
        - fas 158 transition amount, net of tax
             30,052,000     
        - additional minimum pension liability
                  
        advance payment for acquisition of investments
              75,593,000    
        preferred shares - no par value - 800,000,000 authorized shares and 435,986,042 shares issued at june 30, 2005 and 2006 and at december 31, 2005, after giving retroactive effect to the stock bonus approved on march 31, 2006
              2,253,377,000    
        common shares - no par value - 400,000,000 authorized shares and 231,607,008 shares issued at june 30, 2005 and 2006 and at december 31, 2005 after giving retroactive effect to the stock bonus approved on march 31, 2006
              1,179,236,000    
        -foreign currency translation adjustment
                  
        -additional minimum pension liability
                  
        temporary cash investments
               4,252,446,000  1,966,608,000 
        corporate law - r thousands
                  
        dividends/interest on capital stock payable
                  
        long-term liabilities
               7,881,284,000  6,004,577,000 
        may - 2010
                1,816.7  
        april - 2010
                1,736  
        march - 2010
                1,781  
        february - 2010
                1,811  
        january - 2010
                1,874.8  
        december - 2009
                1,741.2  
        november - 2009
                1,750.5  
        2009
                1,741.2  
        a/r with related parties
                 1,104,000 
        judicial deposits and other
                 191,014,000 
        deferred income tax
                 609,852,000 
        advance payment for acquisition of invest.
                 183,057,000 
        corporate law — r thousands
                  
        shareholders' equity
                 3,272,745,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-10-30 2025-07-31 2025-04-28 2024-11-05 2024-07-31 2024-05-02 2023-11-06 2021-05-05 2020-10-28 2020-08-05 2020-05-06 2019-10-30 2019-08-07 2019-05-09 2019-05-08 2018-11-07 2018-08-08 2018-05-09 2017-11-08 2017-08-09 2017-05-04 2017-02-23 2016-11-09 2016-05-04 2015-10-29 2015-05-06 2015-03-04 2014-05-06 2013-07-31 2012-11-01 2012-05-18 2012-03-28 2011-12-09 2010-07-02 2010-03-01 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2008-05-29 2007-12-31 2006-08-29 2005-06-10 
                                                 
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                 
          net income for the period
        2,712,181,000 1,622,301,000 757,804,000 4,276,098,000 2,919,853,000 2,052,872,000 6,950,187,000 2,470,536,000 1,331,258,000 536,673,000 221,350,000 1,114,682,000 372,751,000 452,626,000 452,626,000 1,937,217,000 1,146,700,000 448,411,000 1,044,914,000 900,061,000 823,544,000  188,548,000 14,186,000  267,361,000  440,091,000 560,486,000 1,353,579,000 396,616,000  1,625,982,000 572,744,000        
          adjustments to reconcile net income for the period to net cash from operating activities:
                                                 
          depreciation and amortization
        2,747,933,000 1,810,379,000 873,836,000 2,293,381,000 1,497,105,000 725,785,000 2,256,376,000 648,831,000 1,815,264,000 1,168,158,000 556,629,000 1,534,623,000 526,838,000 505,799,000 505,799,000 1,387,888,000 910,061,000 453,516,000 1,568,676,000 1,054,233,000 528,058,000 2,535,955,000 1,864,694,000 681,188,000 1,900,874,000 603,272,000 2,227,396,000 541,660,000 940,315,000 1,362,084,000 437,946,000 1,771,881,000 1,315,788,000 459,754,000 1,745,319,000 426,718,000 876,124,000 1,317,156,000 688,302,082.807 118,738,000 80,332,000 
          impairment of assets
           199,627,000 199,627,000                 2,917,911,000   1,867,586,000  339,374,000        1,222,897,000 142,834,000     
          equity in earnings of unconsolidated companies
        -124,457,000 -35,713,000 -9,270,000 -386,120,000 -187,198,000 -79,116,000 -769,614,000 -148,959,000 -77,895,000 -6,400,000 -10,490,000  38,587,000      32,411,000 3,239,000 810,000 12,771,000 9,959,000 7,581,000           108,957,000 -6,441,000 59,645,000     
          exchange variation
        -184,931,000 -34,315,000 -6,241,000 853,239,000 698,424,000 320,635,000 849,191,000 11,869,000 -65,351,000 -56,764,000 -47,324,000 292,854,000  70,456,000 70,456,000 509,673,000 395,273,000 7,063,000  21,351,000     1,601,269,000 651,254,000 476,367,000  322,392,000 119,898,000    70,845,000        
          losses on derivative financial instruments
        67,596,000                                         
          post-employment benefits
        217,330,000 145,762,000 78,045,000 200,158,000 129,186,000 65,942,000 190,264,000 66,877,000 151,673,000 99,304,000 57,619,000 119,050,000 35,216,000 46,420,000 46,420,000 144,352,000 93,147,000 47,968,000 151,141,000 103,692,000 55,523,000 229,767,000 164,566,000 67,477,000 166,548,000 66,072,000 200,699,000 56,626,000 54,195,000 137,951,000 37,911,000 15,882,000 45,601,000  33,995,000 -78,632,000 43,098,000     
          long-term incentive plans
        120,110,000 82,232,000 40,902,000 114,544,000 75,588,000 35,464,000 122,801,000 11,219,000                                  
          income tax
        952,399,000 606,315,000 320,214,000 821,930,000 379,501,000 223,693,000 1,660,710,000 816,635,000 433,147,000 151,326,000 20,793,000  252,120,000 162,644,000 162,644,000       304,314,000      112,621,000  2,808,000 76,293,000 253,096,000 237,549,000 121,940,000 26,952,000       
          losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment
        14,990,000 20,260,000 8,591,000 37,890,000 24,301,000 4,545,000  -339,000                                  
          results in operations with joint ventures
           -808,367,000 -808,367,000 -808,367,000                                    
          impairment of financial assets
        6,529,000 6,579,000 3,948,000 29,374,000 24,358,000 20,094,000  5,036,000 72,131,000 68,759,000 43,292,000                               
          provision of tax, civil, labor and environmental liabilities
        1,756,000 -27,370,000 27,617,000 121,092,000 92,341,000 38,493,000 140,549,000                                   
          tax credits recovery
           -100,860,000 -100,860,000  -1,098,218,000                                   
          interest income on short-term investments
        -119,024,000 -72,693,000 -41,991,000 -205,553,000 -145,247,000 -89,420,000 -426,093,000 -36,453,000 -69,803,000 -53,004,000 -31,628,000                               
          interest expense on debt and debentures
        931,744,000 573,375,000 258,940,000 577,111,000 365,501,000 184,715,000 630,927,000 214,230,000 770,906,000 510,349,000 227,855,000 756,227,000 256,599,000 249,960,000 249,960,000   273,841,000 1,033,700,000                       
          interest expense on lease liabilities
        98,068,000 66,391,000 33,165,000 103,006,000 69,106,000 33,575,000                                    
          provision (reversal) of net realizable value adjustment in inventory
        2,108,000                                         
          changes in assets and liabilities
                                                 
          increase in trade accounts receivable
        -1,057,770,000  -1,195,268,000 -421,177,000 -534,928,000 -526,959,000 -1,006,171,000 -1,174,561,000 -785,106,000 -309,921,000 -183,883,000                               
          decrease in inventories
        162,314,000 -333,718,000    -619,124,000 1,158,473,000  199,597,000             794,591,000 263,422,000      642,132,000      3,766,059,000 -78,898,000     5,992,000 
          increase in trade accounts payable
        147,156,000 219,511,000 931,867,000   68,478,000 -775,582,000 962,104,000        621,748,000 632,309,000   314,644,000      33,721,000  20,754,000 93,458,000  49,076,000 1,121,433,000 1,147,620,000 439,337,000        
          increase in other receivables
        -13,090,000 -10,538,000 -5,185,000  -27,352,000 -24,932,000 -100,429,000    -4,303,000                               
          decrease in other payables
        -482,974,000  -458,587,000 -107,423,000 -66,950,000 -301,178,000 -318,777,000 -51,269,000  -39,031,000 -125,147,000                               
          dividends from associates and joint ventures
        26,222,000 27,103,000 19,617,000 68,501,000 13,729,000 13,608,000 77,661,000 4,068,000 19,614,000 11,805,000  38,952,000 7,773,000 3,160,000 3,160,000 49,139,000  5,343,000 30,822,000                       
          purchases of short-term investments
        -354,277,000 -489,680,000 -137,299,000 -910,120,000 -585,790,000 -368,919,000 -5,687,783,000 -557,664,000 -2,286,306,000                                 
          proceeds from maturities and sales of short-term investments
        523,818,000 622,257,000 301,593,000 2,688,500,000 1,320,655,000 593,420,000 5,595,166,000 873,312,000 3,000,531,000                               16,138,000 77,053,000 
          cash from operating activities
        6,395,731,000 3,303,460,000  10,538,576,000 4,539,070,000 1,521,495,000 9,472,816,000 1,792,470,000 4,731,562,000 1,929,152,000             2,825,224,000   1,426,029,000 3,882,761,000 499,350,000 1,992,260,000 3,928,890,000 1,049,736,000 2,918,446,000 1,260,305,000 1,047,976,000 7,713,784,000  4,077,297,000 7,772,561,000    
          interest paid on loans and financing
        -622,744,000 -547,286,000 -81,935,000 -486,091,000 -409,533,000 -87,838,000 -458,667,000 -104,680,000 -678,495,000 -521,123,000 -137,262,000                               
          interest paid on lease liabilities
        -98,068,000 -66,391,000 -33,165,000 -103,006,000 -69,106,000 -33,575,000 -78,632,000 -16,151,000 -47,224,000 -31,227,000 -9,829,000                               
          income and social contribution taxes paid
        -834,539,000 -774,451,000 -316,368,000 -1,354,889,000 -1,293,610,000 -568,792,000 -1,410,109,000 -102,891,000 -192,666,000 -49,235,000 -20,219,000                               
          net cash from operating activities
        4,840,380,000 1,915,332,000 900,860,000 8,594,590,000 2,766,821,000 831,290,000 7,525,408,000 1,568,748,000    1,860,166,000 565,155,000    249,028,000    36,400,000 3,516,366,000  929,120,000 5,208,556,000 944,003,000 2,570,861,000 166,974,000 1,372,841,000 3,171,838,000 815,370,000 1,710,018,000 376,764,000 775,260,000 6,350,592,000  3,440,384,000 6,364,315,000 3,318,174,995.605 386,447,000 422,948,000 
          cash flows from investing activities
                                                 
          purchases of property, plant and equipment
        -5,211,509,000 -3,498,150,000 -1,838,720,000 -3,911,266,000 -2,253,652,000 -1,083,069,000 -3,668,775,000 -435,129,000 -1,101,868,000 -742,247,000 -471,588,000                               
          proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment, investments and other intangibles
        65,719,000 30,066,000 13,779,000 1,525,745,000 1,505,257,000 1,503,968,000 10,336,000 663,000 54,612,000 18,598,000 2,459,000 20,307,000 5,497,000 13,817,000 13,817,000 1,776,326,000 927,066,000 332,410,000 550,069,000 415,524,000 192,686,000 308,694,000 107,601,000 2,401,000 16,180,000 3,974,000 1,067,938,000 3,461,000 117,713,000 34,578,000 279,000 11,473,000 9,394,000 2,482,000 64,606,000       
          additions in other intangibles
        -124,092,000 -74,388,000 -33,388,000 -123,634,000 -81,427,000 -26,432,000 -91,008,000 -37,105,000                                  
          payment for acquisition of company control
        -673,272,000 -673,272,000 -433,179,000                                       
          capital increase in joint ventures
        -91,436,000 -88,800,000 -88,800,000 -101,069,000 -65,043,000 -31,832,000 -96,653,000  -42,782,000 -42,782,000 -42,782,000                               
          net cash from investing activities
        -6,034,590,000 -4,304,544,000  -2,610,224,000 -894,865,000  -3,799,094,000 -471,571,000          111,290,000                        
          cash flows from financing activities
                                                 
          purchases of treasury stocks
        -985,822,000 -772,504,000 -280,892,000 -349,791,000                                      
          dividends and interest on capital paid
        -711,686,000 -463,399,000 -202,632,000 -1,013,050,000 -761,385,000 -174,660,000 -1,855,072,000 -441,188,000 -70,737,000 -70,483,000 -70,483,000                               
          proceeds from loans and financing
        8,902,761,000 8,144,166,000 1,249,234,000 2,097,055,000 1,954,889,000 421,596,000 1,658,770,000 145,350,000 1,943,975,000 1,927,216,000 1,562,606,000 3,472,819,000 1,670,759,000 211,249,000 211,249,000 964,216,000 893,506,000 479,150,000 784,222,000 349,584,000 220,590,000 2,455,371,000 2,150,196,000 461,277,000 1,822,209,000 913,026,000 2,771,048,000 747,190,000 3,064,857,000 1,196,308,000 278,707,000 1,378,637,000 1,074,843,000 134,331,000 4,089,424,000 2,322,551,000 138,340,000     
          repayment of loans and financing
        -3,190,133,000 -2,907,289,000 -54,516,000 -1,650,139,000 -1,409,472,000 -656,342,000  -1,229,008,000 -3,265,210,000 -1,297,055,000 -1,238,867,000                               
          leasing payment
        -352,346,000 -234,908,000 -116,783,000 -328,287,000 -217,789,000 -106,846,000 -308,819,000 -66,302,000 -183,372,000 -120,917,000 -62,918,000                               
          intercompany loans
           -24,992,000 2,738,000 183,000 398,000 1,111,000 -35,471,000 -28,917,000 4,818,000  13,060,000   11,961,000 10,542,000 7,704,000 6,120,000 3,489,000 2,852,000    39,335,000  8,939,000  49,511,000  37,668,000   4,183,000        
          net cash provided (used) in financing activities
        3,662,774,000 3,766,066,000 594,411,000                         398,062,000              
          exchange variation on cash and cash equivalents
        -846,805,000 -643,734,000 -403,232,000 353,297,000 442,884,000 59,622,000 -90,314,000 117,528,000 500,217,000 513,105,000 367,363,000 30,017,000 1,923,000   316,233,000 199,297,000   3,858,000     814,245,000 354,423,000 244,029,000  34,628,000 90,611,000  89,641,000 97,954,000 24,574,000        
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
        1,621,759,000 733,120,000 -1,288,269,000 5,068,459,000 1,883,821,000 737,478,000 438,666,000 -375,332,000 1,529,476,000 1,422,009,000 1,174,202,000              2,140,557,000 546,193,000    188,962,000  415,565,000 217,561,000  65,335,000 -555,843,000 -112,288,000 955,572,000 652,054,832.594  34,599,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        7,767,813,000 7,767,813,000 7,767,813,000 3,005,645,000 3,005,645,000 3,005,645,000 2,475,863,000 4,617,204,000 2,641,652,000 2,641,652,000 2,641,652,000 2,890,144,000 1,941,764,000 2,890,144,000 2,890,144,000 2,555,338,000 2,555,338,000 2,555,338,000 5,063,383,000 5,063,383,000 5,063,383,000  5,648,080,000 5,648,080,000 3,049,971,000 3,049,971,000  2,099,224,000 1,437,235,000 1,476,599,000 1,476,599,000  1,061,034,000 2,091,944,000 2,026,609,000   1,070,524,000  806,826,000 248,954,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        9,389,572,000 8,500,933,000 6,479,544,000 8,074,104,000 4,889,466,000 3,743,123,000 2,914,529,000 4,241,872,000 4,171,128,000 4,063,661,000 3,815,854,000 2,291,416,000 1,750,857,000 1,941,764,000 1,941,764,000 2,795,196,000 2,637,691,000 2,375,447,000 3,262,994,000 4,305,434,000 4,476,123,000  3,948,625,000 4,730,025,000 5,190,528,000 3,596,164,000  1,870,899,000 1,239,193,000 1,665,561,000 1,358,747,000  1,278,595,000 1,843,702,000 2,091,944,000   2,026,096,000  732,316,000 283,553,000 
          losses (gains) on derivative financial instruments
                                                 
          gains and losses on derivative financial instruments
         38,856,000 31,562,000 -3,369,000 19,630,000 -13,412,000 12,570,000 1,159,000    16,271,000                              
          reversal of net realizable value adjustment in inventory
         -7,454,000 2,527,000 -42,824,000 -31,099,000 -28,397,000                                    
          decrease in trade accounts receivable
         -938,903,000                                 1,449,678,000 309,418,000      
          increase in other payables
         -587,477,000       133,642,000                 76,691,000   28,695,000      203,038,000 -34,819,000      
          decrease (increase) in trade accounts receivable
                    221,690,000         64,805,000   481,661,000            990,616,000     
          decrease (increase) in inventories
                   337,161,000            231,774,000 1,055,221,000            2,430,691,000     
          increase in inventories
          -504,059,000 208,075,000 -277,048,000   -2,356,978,000  -548,940,000 -805,051,000                               
          cash provided by operating activities
          1,332,328,000         2,764,194,000 1,076,303,000   1,298,133,000 972,528,000 94,412,000 918,471,000 801,446,000 450,711,000 4,924,563,000  1,256,157,000 6,435,493,000                 
          net cash provided (used) in investing activities
          -2,380,308,000   362,635,000          899,345,000 397,298,000                         
          net income for the year
                                  1,488,373,000     2,097,576,000          
          adjustments to reconcile net income for the year to net cash from operating activities
                                                 
          losses (gains) on disposal of property, plant and equipment
                                                 
          interest expense on leases liabilities
                                                 
          interest on loans with related parties
               -1,497,000 -6,246,000 -3,634,000 -1,604,000           2,457,000 2,500,000 2,640,000                  
          (reversal) benefit from net realizable value adjustment in inventory
                                                 
          ​
                                                 
          decrease in trade accounts payable
           -775,344,000 -524,996,000    -51,116,000 -611,673,000 -31,172,000                               
          decrease (increase) in other receivables
                    1,998,000           11,421,000                  
          shares repurchase from joint venture
                                                 
          capital increase in associate and joint venture
                                                 
          net cash used by investing activities
                                                 
          acquisition of interest in subsidiary
                                                 
          payment of loans and financing
              -2,692,611,000                                   
          net cash from financing activities
           -1,269,204,000 -431,019,000 -516,069,000   -1,610,815,000                       727,064,000 1,159,779,000     6,070,269,000 2,858,915,994.226   
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                             5,648,080,000     2,099,224,000     1,061,034,000          
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                             5,063,383,000     3,049,971,000     1,476,599,000          
          decrease in other receivables
           1,707,207,000    4,471,000 398,106,000 185,477,000                           -28,175,000     
          repurchase of shares in joint ventures
                                                 
          gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment
              26,210,000                                   
          results in operations with subsidiary and joint ventures
                                                 
          impairment (reversal) of financial assets
              5,065,000                                   
          provision (reversal) of tax, civil, labor and environmental liabilities
               35,136,000 230,519,000 76,019,000                                
          interest expense on loans
                       880,825,000 570,244,000   703,772,000 357,511,000 1,540,797,000 1,152,538,000 397,235,000 1,102,310,000 318,929,000 1,178,034,000 250,066,000 424,564,000 592,059,000 188,356,000 828,106,000 622,379,000         
          provision (reversal) for net realizable value adjustment in inventory
                       6,591,000 2,421,000         1,110,000                
          capital decrease in associate and joint venture
                                                 
          (reversal) provision for net realizable value adjustment in inventory
              -20,667,000 -5,293,000 -34,831,000 -36,296,000 -30,250,000                               
          stock buyback from joint ventures
              47,006,000                                   
          net cash used by financing activities
              -3,197,334,000                                   
          (reversal) impairment of financial assets
                                                 
          gains on disposal of property, plant and equipment
                -22,089,000 -12,677,000 826,000  7,141,000                             
          provision (reversal) for net realisable value adjustment in inventory
                                                 
          dividends from joint ventures
                                                 
          capital increase in joint venture
                                                 
          payment for business combination
                                                 
          purchase of treasury shares
                                                 
          the accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements
                                                 
          (gains) losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment
                                                 
          (reversal) benefit from net realisable value adjustment in inventory
                                                 
          advance for future investment in joint venture
                                                 
          capital decrease (increase) in joint venture
                                                 
          (gains) losses on financial instruments
                                                 
          stock based compensation
                31,310,000 19,656,000 8,943,000 34,426,000 9,330,000 10,384,000 10,384,000                      2,551,000     
          credit recovery
                -457,185,000 -457,185,000                                
          purchases of trading securities
                 -1,742,835,000 -1,155,556,000                               
          proceeds from maturities and sales of trading securities
                 2,980,706,000 2,688,673,000 509,198,000 342,487,000 157,581,000 157,581,000 974,303,000 796,848,000 141,526,000 1,245,247,000 441,968,000 298,421,000 1,089,972,000 705,967,000 465,856,000 2,561,015,000 973,361,000 2,544,895,000 1,271,185,000 1,086,556,000 3,539,548,000 1,530,985,000 4,384,832,000 3,532,511,000 395,831,000 1,642,383,000    4,036,295,997.404   
          net cash provided operating activities
                3,813,177,000 1,327,567,000                                
          purchases of other intangibles
                -83,065,000 -62,076,000 -37,612,000                               
          pagamentos de custos de empréstimos e financiamentos
                                                 
          pagamentos na aquisição de participação adicional em controladas
                                                 
          pagamento de opção de ações
                                                 
          net cash from by financing activities
                                                 
          net cash (used) provided by financing activities
               -1,590,037,000                                  
          gains and losses on assets held for sale and sales of interest in subsidiaries
                                                 
          net cash (used) provided by investing activities
                                                 
          losses on financial instruments
                -208,000 -720,000            38,930,000      2,470,000 9,726,000 13,711,000 11,284,000 65,438,000          
          net cash from by investing activities
                -1,173,103,000 -828,507,000 -549,523,000                               
          net cash provided (used in) financing activities
                 409,844,000 195,156,000                               
          gains on financial instruments
                  -523,000                               
          provision for tax, labor and civil claims
                  -70,533,000     71,281,000    141,481,000 82,430,000 347,882,000 211,315,000 96,259,000 245,494,000 73,998,000 281,876,000 76,929,000 110,510,000 141,730,000 52,656,000  172,694,000 58,443,000        
          cash provided (used in) by operating activities
                  1,328,516,000                               
          net cash provided (used in) operating activities
                  1,161,206,000                               
          benefit from tax, labor and civil claims
                                                 
          stock based remuneration
                            6,255,000 46,683,000 32,371,000 8,766,000 36,141,000 5,224,000 39,614,000 9,222,000 10,051,000 30,857,000 13,687,000 13,974,000 4,057,000 4,901,000 22,380,000       
          results in operations with subsidiaries and associate company
                                                 
          impairment loss on trade receivables
                   15,695,000 1,971,000 6,007,000 6,007,000                           
          reversal of contingent liabilities
                                                 
          interest income on investments
                                                 
          reversal of net realisable value adjustment in inventory
                                                 
          present value adjustment portion on leases
                                                 
          dividends from jointly-controlled entities
                             124,495,000     95,600,000 12,254,000 21,549,000             
          net cash (used) provided by operating activities
                                                 
          advance for future investment in equity interest
                                                 
          capital decrease in joint venture
                                                 
          net cash (used) provided in investing activities
                                                 
          equity method investees
                   14,674,000                              
          results in operations with subsidiaries
                       228,948,000 51,321,000  72,478,000 72,478,000                      
          reversal of monetary update of contingent liabilities
                                                 
          income and social contribution taxes
                   264,526,000      172,546,000 517,064,000 335,593,000 436,977,000  553,562,000 225,438,000                  
          provision for net realizable value adjustment in inventory
                   52,103,000 4,464,000               18,041,000 66,885,000             
          (decrease) increase in trade accounts payable
                                                 
          increase (decrease) in other receivables
                   172,532,000                              
          (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                 
          benefit from net realizable value adjustment in inventory
                                                 
          loss (gains) on financial instruments
                    7,173,000     787,000 7,829,000 8,606,000                      
          gains and losses on assets held for sale and sales os interest in subsidiaries
                         3,497,000                        
          (gains) loss on financial instruments
                                                 
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                 
          net income (loss) for the year
                                                 
          allowance for doubtful accounts
                       17,316,000 20,235,000 4,098,000 3,362,000 7,738,000 9,994,000 68,781,000 48,523,000 36,516,000 60,604,000 18,432,000 49,890,000 9,536,000 29,855,000 31,915,000 9,667,000 42,980,000 29,270,000  57,971,000 23,611,000 21,406,000     
          (increase) decrease in inventories
                                                 
          capital increase in jointly-controlled entity
                                                 
          increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                       239,858,000 82,353,000          950,747,000               
          long term incentive plan
                       34,452,000 21,036,000 9,252,000 27,176,000 17,777,000                      
          interest income on trading securities
                                                 
          (decrease) increase in other payables
                                                 
          net cash provided (used) in operating activities
                       282,388,000                          
          additions to property, plant and equipment
                                                 
          additions to other intangibles
                                                 
          (gains)/losses on financial instruments
                                                 
          dividends from associates and jointly-controlled entities
                        11,562,000   20,985,000 9,197,000  117,962,000 30,296,000 33,794,000                 
          increase (decrease) in trade accounts payable
                         378,481,000 541,916,000  409,167,000 110,466,000                    
          increase (decrease) in other payables
                          7,843,000  16,323,000      280,187,000               
          losses (gains) on financial instruments
                                                 
          gains and losses on assets held for sale and sales of interest in subsidiaries and associate company
                                                 
          payment for business acquisitions, net of cash of acquired entities
                                                 
          increase in controlling interest in subsidiaries
                                                 
          net cash provided by operating activities
                           16,784,000   1,836,945,000                   
          gains (loss) on financial instruments
                            9,731,000  45,321,000 21,520,000                  
          (increase) decrease in other receivables
                                                 
          gains on disposal of property, plant and equipment and investments
                                   372,000              
          results in operations with subsidiaries, associate and jointly controlled entity
                             58,223,000                    
          (reversal) provision for net realisable value adjustment in inventory
                                                 
          reduction of capital by non-controlling interests
                                                 
          proceeds from exercise of shares
                                  5,483,000 3,220,000 975,000             
          adjustments to reconcile net income for the period to net cash from operating activities
                                                 
          results in subsidiaries operation
                              105,048,000                   
          gains in joint ventures operations
                                                 
          advance for capital increase in jointly-controlled entity
                                                 
          increase in controlling interest in associated companies
                                                 
          (reduction) increase of capital by non-controlling interests
                                                 
          put-options on non-controlling interest
                                                 
          net income (loss) for the period
                                                 
          payment for business acquisitions
                                                 
          dividends and interest on equity paid
                                                 
          net cash (used) provided in financing activities
                                                 
          reversal for net realizable value adjustment in inventory
                                                 
          adjustments to reconcile net income for the period to net cash provided by operating activities
                                                 
          losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment and investments
                                        17,358,000         
          interest income on trading investments
                                                 
          (gains) losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment and investments
                                                 
          provision for net realisable value adjustment in inventory
                                  63,440,000   86,901,000 38,764,000 56,999,000 46,376,000         
          release of allowance for inventory against cost upon sale of the inventory
                                                 
          (increase) decrease in trade accounts receivable
                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents consolidated in business combinations
                                                 
          reduction of capital by non-controlling interests in subsidiaries
                                                 
          benefit from net realisable value adjustment in inventory
                                                 
          gains on available for sale securities
                                                 
          purchases of available for sale securities
                                                 
          proceeds from sales of available for sale securities
                                       778,484,000 776,458,000 54,717,000 2,853,762,000       
          capital increase
                                       3,874,329,000 3,874,329,000     907,324,000    
          increase (reduction) of capital by non-controlling interests
                                                 
          payment of loans and financing fees
                                                 
          increase (reduction) of capital by non-controlling interests in subsidiaries
                                    342,051,000             
          reversal of impairment of assets
                                                 
          (gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and investments
                                                 
          losses on available for sale securities
                                                 
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                 
          distributions from jointly-controlled entities
                                     46,614,000 9,290,000 61,150,000 56,734,000         
          cash obtained in acquisition of control
                                     16,916,000            
          effects of capital decrease in subsidiary
                                                 
          (gain) / loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and investments
                                                 
          adjustments to reconcile net income for the year to net cash provided by operating activities
                                                 
          loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and investments
                                      44,000 21,006,000   116,989,000   87,069,000    
          losses / (gains) on financial instruments
                                                 
          loss / (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment and investments
                                                 
          (reversal) impairment of assets
                                                 
          restructuring costs
                                                 
          provision (reversal) for tax, labor and civil claims
                                       261,024,000          
          payments for interest increase in subsidiaries
                                                 
          losses (gains) on derivatives
                                                 
          losses (gains) on disposal of property, plant and equipment and investments
                                                 
          effects of capital reduction in subsidiary
                                                 
          purchase of own shares
                                                 
          payment for acquisition of additional interest in subsidiaries
                                                 
          net cash from /(used in) financing activities
                                                 
          losses on derivatives
                                        67,994,000         
          interest expense on loans with related parties
                                        3,686,000         
          allowance (reversal) for doubtful accounts
                                                 
          distributions from joint-controlled entities
                                         28,055,000 41,887,000       
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
                                                 
          gains on derivatives
                                                 
          gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment and investments
                                                 
          (gains) / losses on derivatives
                                                 
          benefit from losses on available for sale securities
                                                 
          interest income and other financial incomes
                                                 
          interest expense
                                         218,657,000 992,693,000 198,079,000 547,511,000 750,033,000    
          gains and losses on derivatives
                                          26,178,000       
          (reversal) allowance for doubtful accounts
                                                 
          interest received on cash investments
                                         276,000 71,492,000 -2,629,000      
          payments for business acquisitions, net of cash of acquired entities
                                                 
          net income fo the year
                                                 
          interest income
                                                 
          net income
                                          1,004,508,000   4,310,093,000 1,616,520,996.642 413,058,000 276,886,000 
          provision for losses on avaible for sale securities
                                                 
          (additions to) proceeds from sales of other intangibles
                                                 
          net cash used in investing activities
                                                 
          provision for losses on available for sale securities
                                                 
          reversal of tax, labor and civil claims
                                                 
          (reversal) provision for obsolescense and fair market value adjustment
                                                 
          purchase of trading securities
                                                 
          proceeds from sale of trading securities
                                                 
          additions to other intangible assets
                                                 
          payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                                 
          proceeds from sale of available for sale securities
                                            1,506,761,000     
          treasury stocks
                                                 
          payments of deferred finance costs
                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period
                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents at the end of period
                                                 
          (gains) losses on derivatives
                                                 
          (reversal) benefit from obsolescense and fair market value adjustment
                                                 
          additions to intangibles
                                                 
          net cash from (provided by) financing activities
                                                 
          benefit from losses on avaible for sale securities
                                                 
          benefit from obsolescense and net realisable value adjustment in inventory
                                                 
          additions to property, plant and equipment and intangibles
                                                 
          net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
                                                 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating activities:
                                                 
          foreign exchange gains and losses
                                                 
          gains/losses on derivative instruments
                                             4,456,000    
          pension plan and stock option expense
                                                 
          deferred income taxes
                                             82,011,000 111,117,900.627 7,691,000 30,994,000 
          provision for doubtful accounts
                                             15,116,000    
          provision for contingencies
                                             178,381,000   2,624,000 
          distributions from joint ventures
                                             109,959,000 62,077,923.596 30,750,000 30,403,000 
          increase in accounts receivable
                                                 
          increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                             455,987,000 213,811,583.527 267,660,000 72,527,000 
          increase in other assets
                                                 
          increase in other liabilities
                                             1,158,891,000  65,952,000  
          purchases of held for trading securities
                                                 
          proceeds from maturities and sales of held for trading securities
                                             6,864,285,000    
          interest paid
                                                 
          income tax paid
                                                 
          payment for acquisitions
                                                 
          interest received over short term investments
                                             191,561,000    
          cash dividends and interest on equity paid
                                                 
          debt issuance
                                             11,693,389,000 6,178,473,990.678 253,304,000  
          repayment of debt
                                                 
          net related party debt loans and repayments
                                             291,440,000   2,229,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                                 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to the cash flow provided by operating activities:
                                                 
          equity accounting
                                                 
          loss (gains) on derivatives
                                                 
          benefit from losses on avaible-for-sale securities
                                                 
          reserve for contingencies
                                                 
          benefit from obsolescense and net realisable value adjustment
                                                 
          reduction (increase) in trade accounts receivable
                                                 
          decrease (increase) in trade accounts payable
                                                 
          investments in trading securities and available for sale securities
                                                 
          redemption of trading securities
                                                 
          payments for business acquisitions
                                                 
          capital increase/treasury stock
                                                 
          borrowings
                                                 
          equity in earnings on unconsolidated companies
                                                 
          foreign exchange gains
                                                 
          minority interest
                                               107,967,000 43,291,000 
          provision (reversal) for doubtful accounts
                                               2,378,000  
          benefit from contingencies
                                              43,281,964.998   
          facilities closure expenses
                                                 
          others
                                                 
          increase in other assets and liabilities
                                                 
          proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
                                                 
          payment for acquisitions in north america
                                                 
          payment for acquisition in argentina
                                                 
          payment for acquisition in colömbia
                                                 
          payment for acquisition in spain
                                                 
          payment for acquisition in peru
                                                 
          payment for acquisition in mexico
                                                 
          payment for acquisition in dominican republic
                                                 
          payment for acquisition in venezuela
                                                 
          payment for acquisition in brazil
                                                 
          cash balance of acquired companies
                                               22,371,000  
          proceeds from sales of held to maturities securities
                                                 
          advance payment for acquisition of investment in india
                                                 
          proceeds from exercise of employee stock options
                                               465,000  
          decrease (increase) in restricted cash
                                                 
          capital increase in the subsidiary gerdau ameristeel through a public offering of shares
                                                 
          proceeds from issuance of common stock by gerdau participações
                                                 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                                736,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of the year
                                                 
          supplemental cash flow data
                                                 
          cash paid during the year for:
                                                 
          interest
                                                 
          income taxes
                                                 
          non-cash transactions
                                                 
          funds advanced to acquisiton of diaco s.a. and sidelpa s.a. used to settle these transactions on september 30, 2005 and november 30, 2005, respectively
                                                 
          capitalization on related party debt used to increase equity interest on multisteel business holdings corp. on july, 2, 2007
                                                 
          exchange of shares whereby the company acquired the ownership of aplema, in exchange for its interest in margusa – maranhão gusa s.a.
                                                 
          intangible amortization
                                                 
          foreign exchange loss
                                                9,385,000 
          gain on derivative instruments
                                                 
          stock opitions
                                                 
          pension plan
                                                 
          loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
                                                67,000 
          gain on disposal of investments
                                                 
          benefit from doubtful accounts
                                                 
          interest received
                                                 
          proceeds from maturities and sales of quotas of consolidated investment funds
                                                 
          total granted share purchase options
                                                 
          price of year - r
                                                 
          fair value of options on the granting date - r per option
                                                 
          average period of option on the granting date
                                                 
          balances according to financial statements
                                                 
          expense
                                                 
          proforma balances
                                                 
          net sales revenue
                                                 
          cost of sales
                                                 
          gross profit
                                                 
          expenses with sales
                                                 
          general and administrative expenses
                                                 
          net financial income
                                                 
          operating profit
                                                 
          accrued net profit
                                                 
          identifiable assets
                                                 
          mode
                                                 
          equity
                                                 
          loss of profit
                                                 
          civil responsibility
                                                 
          entradas
                                                 
          receita de produtos, serviços e outros
                                                 
          saÍdas
                                                 
          matérias-primas e bens de consumo
                                                 
          serviços de terceiros
                                                 
          valor adicionado bruto
                                                 
          (-) depreciaÇÃo/amortizaÇÃo
                                                 
          valor adicionado lÍquido
                                                 
          valor adicionado decorrente de transferÊncias
                                                 
          equivalência patrimonial
                                                 
          receitas financeiras
                                                 
          valor adicionado a distribuir
                                                 
          distribuiÇÃo do valor adicionado
                                                 
          governos
                                                 
          impostos e contribuições federais
                                                 
          contribuições sociais federais sobre folha de pagamento
                                                 
          impostos e contribuições estaduais
                                                 
          impostos e contribuições municipais
                                                 
          colaboradores
                                                 
          salários
                                                 
          benefícios
                                                 
          treinamento
                                                 
          participação nos resultados
                                                 
          financiadores
                                                 
          acionistas
                                                 
          reinvestimento de lucros
                                                 
          total
                                                 
          equity in the (earnings) losses of subsidiaries
                                                 
          benefit from credit risks
                                                 
          gain and/or loss on disposal of fixed assets
                                                 
          gain and/or loss on disposal/incorporation of fixed investments
                                                 
          monetary and foreign exchange variations
                                                 
          income tax and social contribution on net income
                                                 
          interest on loans
                                                 
          contingencies/ judicial deposits
                                                 
          changes in trade accounts receivable
                                                 
          changes in inventories
                                                 
          changes in suppliers
                                                 
          changes in operating activity accounts
                                                 
          purchase/disposal of fixed assets
                                                 
          increase in intangible
                                                 
          increase in deferred charges
                                                 
          acquisition/disposal of investments
                                                 
          receipt of interests on own capital/profit distribution
                                                 
          net cash from investment activities
                                                 
          suppliers of fixed assets
                                                 
          debentures
                                                 
          receipt of financing
                                                 
          amortization of financing
                                                 
          payment of loan interest
                                                 
          loans with associated companies
                                                 
          capital increase/treasury shares
                                                 
          payment of dividends/interest and profit sharing
                                                 
          cash balance
                                                 
          at the beginning of the period
                                                 
          changes in cash and cash equivalents balance
                                                 
          opening balance of companies consolidated in the period
                                                 
          at the end of the period
                                                 
          end cash composition
                                                 
          marketable securities
                                                 
          cash
                                                 
          banco gerdau s.a.
                                                 
          indac - ind. adm. e comércio s.a.
                                                 
          operating activities:
                                                 
          depreciation
                                                 
          stock compensation expense
                                                 
          other-net
                                                 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities
                                                 
          accounts receivable-net
                                                 
          inventories
                                                 
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                 
          accounts payable
                                                 
          accrued wages, taxes and other liabilities
                                                 
          other credits
                                                 
          receivable from or payable to txi
                                                 
          investing activities:
                                                 
          capital expenditures
        -5,211,509,000 -3,498,150,000  -3,911,266,000 -2,253,652,000 -1,083,069,000 -3,668,775,000 -435,129,000 -1,101,868,000 -742,247,000                   
          free cash flows
        1,184,222,000 -194,690,000  6,627,310,000 2,285,418,000 438,426,000 5,804,041,000 1,357,341,000 3,629,694,000 1,186,905,000             2,825,224,000   1,426,029,000 3,882,761,000 499,350,000 1,992,260,000 3,928,890,000 1,049,736,000 2,918,446,000 1,260,305,000 1,047,976,000 7,713,784,000  4,077,297,000 7,772,561,000    
          sales of short-term investments
                                                 
          financing activities:
                                                 
          long-term borrowings
                                                 
          debt retirements
                                                 
          debt issuance costs
                                                 
          dividend paid to texas industries, inc.
                                                 
          issuance of common stock
                                                 
          tax benefit from exercise of stock options
                                                 
          common dividends paid
                                                 
          acquisitions of treasury stock
                                                 
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities
                                                 
          foreign exchange gain
                                                 
          losses on derivative instruments
                                                 
          melt shop closure expenses
                                                 
          other
                                                 
          gain on change of interest
                                                 
          payment for acquisition of:
                                                 
          margusa
                                                 
          companies in north america
                                                 
          sipar aceros
                                                 
          diaco s.a.
                                                 
          sidelpa s.a.
                                                 
          corporación sidenor
                                                 
          siderperú
                                                 
          gsb acero s.a.
                                                 
          other aquisitions
                                                 
          proceeds from maturities and sales of available for sale securities
                                                 
          advance payment for acquisition of investment in colombia
                                                 
          increase in restricted cash
                                                 
          proceeds from issuance of common stock by gerdau ameristeel
                                                 
          net cash from (used) in financing activities
                                                 
          release of judicial deposits to settle tax contingencies
                                                 
          decrease in accounts receivable
                                                 
          decrease in other assets
                                                21,919,000 
          payment for acquisition of companies in north america
                                                 
          payment of installments for acquisition of gerdau sipar inversiones
                                                 
          payment for acqusition of corporación sidenor
                                                 
          advance payment for acqusition of siderperú
                                                 
          decrease in restricted cash
                                                 
          equity in the (earnings) loss of subsidiaries
                                                 
          gain on disposal of fixed assets
                                                 
          gain on disposal/merger of investments
                                                 
          monetary and exchange variations
                                                 
          contingencies/judicial deposits
                                                 
          purchase of fixed assets
                                                 
          increase in intangible assets
                                                 
          acquisition of investments
                                                 
          receipt of dividends/interest on own capital
                                                 
          receipt of loans
                                                 
          payment of loans
                                                 
          loans with related parties
                                                 
          capital increase/changes in treasury shares
                                                 
          payment of dividend/interest on own capital and profit sharing
                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents
                                                 
          at the beginning of the year
                                                 
          effect of exchange rates on cash flow
                                                 
          opening balance of companies consolidated in the year
                                                 
          at the end of the year
                                                 
          analysis of year end balance
                                                 
          foreign exchange (gain) loss
                                                 
          losses (gains) on derivative instruments
                                                 
          north star
                                                 
          gerdau ameristeel
                                                 
          dividends paid to minority shareholdes of gedau ameristeel
                                                 
          decrease in other liabilities
                                                 
          payment of north star
                                                 
          payment of installments for acquisition of margusa
                                                 
          cash balance of acquired company
                                                 
          debt issuance, short term
                                                87,530,000 
          debt issuance, long term
                                                90,489,000 
          repayment of debt, short term
                                                 
          repayment of debt, long term
                                                 
          cash of dona francisca energética s.a. as of january 1, 2004